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.

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Standard Entrance Pass

$10.00

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Entrance fees are required to enter Fort Vancouver. There are no entrance fees to visit Pearson Air Museum, the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, and the McLoughlin House in Oregon City.

Per Person

$10.00

Entrance fees are required to enter Fort Vancouver for visitors ages 16 and up.

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Annual Entrance - Park

$35.00

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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site offers an annual pass that covers entrance fees for 4 visitors ages 16 and up. Visitors ages 15 and under are free. This pass can be purchased at the gates of Fort Vancouver or at Recreation.gov.

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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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Entrance Fees at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Fort Vancouver Visitor Center & Bookstore 1501 E Evergreen Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98661	Free Admission
Reconstructed HBC Fort Vancouver 1001 E. Fifth St. Vancouver, WA 98661	$10 per person ages 16+, receipt valid for seven days. Acceptable forms of payment: Credit and debit cards as well payment apps on mobile devices. Fort Vancouver has fully transitioned to a cashless fee system. Ages 15 years and under are free. All Interagency Passes honored.
Pearson Air Museum 1115 E. Fifth St. Vancouver, WA 98661	Free Admission
McLoughlin House Site 713 Center St. Oregon City, OR 97045	Free Admission

 

 

America the Beautiful

Interagency passes can be purchased in person at the Reconstructed HBC Fort Vancouver Site in Vancouver, WA. Passes are not available at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, Pearson Air Museum, or at the McLoughlin House Site in Oregon City, OR.

The America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series includes different options of interagency passes that provide access to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas across the United States.

Passes cover:

• entrance fees at National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife sites
• standard amenity fees (day-use fees) at Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, US Forest Service, and US Army Corps of Engineers sites

In general, passes cover the above types of fees for everyone in a personal vehicle at per-vehicle fee areas or up to four adults at sites that charge per person. Children ages 15 or under are admitted free. Two lifetime passes (Senior and Access) provide additional benefits, such as a 50-percent discount on camping at some sites. Always check with individual sites for details.

Interagency passes include:

• Annual Pass: $80
• Annual Military Pass: Free (Veteran dependents)
• Lifetime Military Pass: Free* (Veteran/Servicemember and Gold Star families)
• Annual Fourth Grade Pass for US students in fourth grade: Free
• Annual Senior Pass: $20
• Lifetime Senior Pass: $80
• Lifetime Access Pass: Free
• Annual Volunteer Pass: Free (250 hours of volunteer service at any of the six participating federal agencies is required)

*A new program that provides free access for US military veterans and Gold Star Family members took effect in fall 2022 as a way to thank them for their support of our country and to encourage them to explore recreational opportunities on their public lands and waters. Find detailed information about who qualifies, acceptable forms of identification, and how to download a Gold Star Family voucher.

 

Fee-Free Days

The year-round entrance fee to the reconstructed Fort Vancouver is occasionally waived. In fact, a variety of holidays, as well as part of the annual "National Park Week" each spring, see entrance fees waived at all national parks. Learn more about upcoming fee-free days.