Fees & Passes

Free

No entrance pass required

An entrance pass is not required to access Blue Ridge Parkway.

Other National Park Service sites may require an entrance pass or fee. Depending on your trip plans, an interagency pass may save you money.

No fee is charged to travel the Blue Ridge Parkway. There is a charge for camping in any of the campgrounds along the parkway. Visitors with the Senior Pass or Access Pass (formerly Golden Age or Golden Access Passports) pay a reduced camping fee. Some activities on the parkway require a permit, such as weddings, commercial tour groups or filming, agricultural leases, scientific research, and right of way access. Please go to our permits page for additional information. All National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Passes are available at campground kiosks on the Parkway, during their operating season, typically from the end of May through October. During the Parkway's off-season (typically November through the end of May) passes can be ordered online through the US Geological Survey. For information visit Recreational Passes | USGS Store or call 1-888-275-8747.

2025 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

Come experience the national parks! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone (other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply). Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates:

• Monday, January 20 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Saturday, April 19 — First Day of National Park Week
• Thursday, June 19 — Juneteenth National Independence Day
• Monday, August 4 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
• Saturday, September 27 — National Public Lands Day
• Tuesday, November 11 — Veterans Day

 

Instead of a fee booth, signs like this one greet you at Parkway entrances.

Vicki Dameron photo

No fee is charged to travel the Blue Ridge Parkway. There is a charge for camping in any of the campgrounds along the parkway. Visitors with the Senior Pass or Access Pass (formerly Golden Age or Golden Access Passports) pay a reduced camping fee.

Some activities on the parkway require a permit, such as weddings, commercial tour groups or filming, agricultural leases, scientific research, and right of way access. Please go to our permits page for additional information.

All National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Passes are available at campground kiosks on the Parkway, during their operating season, typically from the end of May through October.

During the Parkway's off-season (typically November through the end of May) passes can be ordered online through the US Geological Survey. For information visit Recreational Passes | USGS Store or call 1-888-275-8747.