Fees & Passes

 

Buy your pass online, print, and display your entrance pass on your dashboard before you arrive.

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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park visitors are required to have a park entrance pass. The passes provide access to park exhibits, facilities, programs, trails, and park-maintained parking lots.

All vehicles must display a park entrance pass or receipt where it is clearly visible through the windshield.

• If have have an America the Beautiful federal recreation lands pass, please place it signature-side up on your vehicle's dashboard or in a hang-tag.
• If you have your entrance fee receipt from the main entrance station at the Visitor Center, please place it on your dashboard.
• If you purchased your park entrance pass online before your visit, please place your printed pass with QR code on the dashboard. Please note: compliance can also be checked via your license plate.
• If you purchase your park pass online via the QR code or website displayed on parking lot fee signage, please write your pass confirmation number on a piece of paper and display on your dashboard. Please note: compliance can also be checked via your license plate.

 

Park Passes Available Online

Use the button link below to purchase your park pass ahead of your visit, also available at Recreation.gov. Options include private vehicles passes, motorcycle passes, and individual passes. You can also purchase the Harpers Ferry Park Annual Pass, a great option for frequent park visitors. With your printed pass displayed, you can drive directly to a trailhead or parking area to start your visit. 

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Passes are also available at the entrance station on Shoreline Drive. From US Hwy. 340, follow signs for the Visitor Center (171 Shoreline Drive, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425). For fees-related questions, please call 304-535-6299.

All the money from entrance fees remains in the National Park Service, and at least 80% stays in the park where it was collected. Find out how fees are used to improve your park experience.

 

Entrance fees

Vehicle - $20.00

For a single, private vehicle. Excludes group tours and 7+ passenger vans. Entrance passes are valid for three consecutive days, beginning on date of purchase and are required in all park areas. Fees are payable at the Entrance Station near the park's visitor center, Bolivar Heights, Maryland Heights, Harpers Ferry Train Station, and River Access Parking Lot.

Motorcycle - $15.00

Entrance passes are valid for three consecutive days, beginning on date of purchase and are required in all park areas. Fees are payable at the Entrance Station near the park's visitor center, Bolivar Heights, Maryland Heights, Harpers Ferry Train Station, and River Access Parking Lot.

Per Person - $10.00

Persons arriving on foot or on bicycle are required to pay the per-person fee. Entrance passes are valid for three consecutive days, beginning on date of purchase and are required in all park areas. Fees are payable at the Entrance Station near the park's visitor center, Bolivar Heights, Maryland Heights, Harpers Ferry Train Station, and River Access Parking Lot.

 

Annual and lifetime passes

 

The Every Kid Outdoors program provides all U.S. fourth graders with free entrance to their national parks.

Every Kid Outdoors

Every Kid Outdoors 4th grade pass

Every year, beginning September 1, all kids in the fourth grade have access to their own Every Kid Outdoors pass at www.everykidoutdoors.gov. This pass provides free access to national parks across the country.

The Every Kid Outdoors pass is good for the 4th grade school year, until August 31. Information on obtaining the pass is available by visiting www.everykidoutdoors.gov.

 

Commercial or group tours

Fees vary based on group type and vehicle capacity. See Group Fees and Reservations for details.

 

Fee-Free Days 2023

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