Fees & Passes

Overview of entrance requirements

All visitors MUST have

• Entrance Pass

  Required for all visitors*

  Buy pass

* May not apply in some cases. See details below.

Entrance Passes

Interagency Passes

FREE–$80.00

The America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series is your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the United States. entrance fees at lands managed by the National Park Service and US Fish & Wildlife Service and also standard amenity fees (day use fees) at lands managed by the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and US Army Corps of Engineers.

More about interagency passes

Standard Entrance Pass

$15.00–$30.00

Buy pass

Private Vehicle

$30.00

This permit allows all persons traveling with the permit holder in one single private, non-commercial vehicle (car/truck/van) to leave and re-enter the park as many times as they wish during the 7-day period from the date of purchase.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

• Zabriskie Point

  Credit/Debit Only

• Grapevine Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

• Ryan Kiosk

  Credit/Debit Only

• Badwater Basin

  Credit/Debit Only

• Hell's Gate

  Credit/Debit Only

• Furnace Creek Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

• Sunset Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

• Texas Springs Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

• Mesquite Spring Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

More information

Motorcycle

$25.00

This permit allows persons traveling on one motorcycle to leave and re-enter the park as many times as they wish during the 7-day period from the date of purchase.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

• Grapevine Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

• Ryan Kiosk

  Credit/Debit Only

• Zabriskie Point

  Credit/Debit Only

• Badwater Basin

  Credit/Debit Only

• Hell's Gate

  Credit/Debit Only

• Furnace Creek Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

• Sunset Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

• Texas Springs Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

• Mesquite Spring Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

More information

Per Person

$15.00

This permit allows a single individual traveling on foot or individuals traveling on one bicycle to leave and re-enter the park as many times as they wish during the 7-day period from the date of purchase.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

More information

For Organizations & Businesses

Commercial Sedan (1-6 seats)

$35.00–$75.00

1 - 6 Passenger Vehicle: $25 + $10 per person In addition to the entrance fees listed below, additional permits are required for commercial groups, special park uses (weddings, memorialization, group events, etc.), commercial film and photography, research, and more.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

More information

Commercial Van (7-15 seats)

$75.00

7 - 15 Passenger Vehicle: $75 In addition to the entrance fees listed below, additional permits are required for commercial groups, special park uses (weddings, memorialization, group events, etc.), commercial film and photography, research, and more.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

More information

Commercial Mini-bus (16-25 seats)

$100.00

16 - 25 Passenger Vehicle: $100 In addition to the entrance fees listed below, additional permits are required for commercial groups, special park uses (weddings, memorialization, group events, etc.), commercial film and photography, research, and more.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

More information

Commercial Motor Coach (26+ seats)

$200.00

26 + Passenger Vehicle: $200 In addition to the entrance fees listed below, additional permits are required for commercial groups, special park uses (weddings, memorialization, group events, etc.), commercial film and photography, research, and more.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

More information

Non-commercial Group (16+ persons)

$15.00

Non-commercial Groups (e.g., Scout groups, church groups, etc.) entering in a vehicle with a capacity of 16 persons or more are charged per-person for each person on board, not to exceed $200.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

More information

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Annual Entrance - Park

$55.00

Buy pass

This pass allows all persons traveling with the pass holder in one single private, non-commercial vehicle (car/truck/van) or those on a motorcycle to leave and re-enter the park as many times as they wish for 12 months from the month of purchase.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

  Credit/Debit Only

• Furnace Creek Campground

  Credit/Debit Only

• Panamint Springs Resort

  Cash or Credit/Debit

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2023 Fee-free Days

No entrance pass required on these days:

• Monday, January 16 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Saturday, April 22 — First Day of National Park Week
• Friday, August 4 — The Great American Outdoors Act
• Saturday, September 23 — National Public Lands Day
• Saturday, November 11 — Veterans Day

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How to Pay Your Fee

Death Valley National Park prefers debit/credit cards or digital payments for entrance and campground fees. Beginning June 1st, 2023, no cash will be accepted. If you will only have cash when visiting the park, consider purchasing your pass online before your visit or see below for authorized third-party vendors.

No reservation is required to enter the park.

 

Online payment of park entrance fees can be done at Recreation.gov.





In-person payment of the park entrance fee and purchase of annual or lifetime passes may be done at these locations during business hours:

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

• Furnace Creek Campground kiosk (when staffed October 15 to April 15)

Payment of park entrance fees using a credit card may be done at fee machines 24/7 (weekly fee only- no America the Beautiful Pass sales at fee machines) at these locations:

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station

• Grapevine Ranger Station

• Ryan Kiosk (east entrance to park on Hwy 190)

• Zabriskie Point

• Badwater

• Hell's Gate (Daylight Pass Road)

• Furnace Creek Campground (April 16 to October 14)

• Sunset Campground (when open)

• Texas Springs Campground (when open)

• Stovepipe Wells Campground (when open)

• Mesquite Springs Campground

Authorized Third-Party Vendors (cash or card)

• Lone Pine Interagency Visitor Center ($30 vehicle pass only)

• Panamint Springs Resort (Death Valley Annual pass or $30 vehicle pass)

• Death Valley Natural History Association bookstore inside Furnace Creek Visitor Center ($30 vehicle pass only)

• Shoshone Village, Charles Brown General Store ($30 vehicle pass only)

 

Campground Fee Information

Campground fees vary with each campground. Learn more about the fees at each campground.