Fees & Passes

Free

No entrance pass required

An entrance pass is not required to access City Of Rocks National Reserve.

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

City of Rocks National Reserve does not charge an entrance fee.

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:

• Thursday, January 9 — National Day of Mourning for President James Earl Carter Jr.
• 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

 

For information on Camping and Overnight Facilities visit the Permits & Reservations Page.

 

City of Rocks National Reserve

Entrance Fee: There is no fee to visit City of Rocks

 

Castle Rocks State Park

Entrance Fee: All vehicles are required to pay a $7 per day Motor Vehicle Entry Fee or display an Idaho State Parks Passport or Annual Pass on the windshield of the vehicle.

Picnic Shelter: $10 per day, $25 reservation fee.

Archery Course: $3 per person

 

Annual and Lifetime Passes

Since we do not collect National Park entrance fees, we also do not sell or issue any of the federal recreation land passes at our Visitor Center. For more information and to see a list of where passes are sold, visit the National Park Service fees page.