Fees & Passes

Overview of entrance requirements

All visitors MUST have

• Entrance Pass

  Required for all visitors*

* 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

$10.00–$20.00

Entrance fees (or valid park pass) are required to visit beyond the visitor center and/or camp overnight. Entrance fees are good for 7 days from date of purchase.

Private Vehicle

$20.00

Entry fee is valid for 7 days and grants entry for driver and passengers in one private vehicle. Does not cover camping costs.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Hovenweep Visitor Center

  Cash or Credit/Debit

Motorcycle

$15.00

Entry fee admits one private, non-commercial motorcycle and its rider(s). Each motorcycle must purchase separate entry fee. Entry fee is valid for 7 days.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Hovenweep Visitor Center

  Cash or Credit/Debit

Per Person

$10.00

Admits one individual with no car. This fee type is typically used for bicyclists and pedestrians. Youth 15 and under are admitted free. Entry fee is valid for 7 days.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Hovenweep Visitor Center

  Cash or Credit/Debit

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Annual Entrance - Park

$55.00

Valid for one year through the month of purchase. Admits one (1) private, non-commercial vehicle or its pass holder to Arches and Canyonlands national parks, and Natural Bridges and Hovenweep national monuments.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Hovenweep Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

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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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Fees for Organized Groups

Commercial Tours

If you are providing these services, you must have a current, signed commercial use authorization to enter the park.

• Commercial bus tours
• Still photography instruction

For more information on commercial tours, including the appropriate authorizations and fees for conducting tours in the park, visit our Commercial Use Authorizations page.

Non-commercial Groups

A non-commercial organized group is a group traveling together such as scouts, a club, a church, or other organization that has organized its own itinerary. Group members may arrive in vehicles owned by the organization or in privately owned vehicles. Groups may also have hired a commercial driver or commercial vehicle for transportation services only.

Non-commercial group fees (per vehicle):

• Vehicle capacity of 15 or less: $20
• Vehicle capacity of 16-25: $10 per person age 16 and older, not to exceed $40.
• Vehicle capacity of 25+: $10 per person age 16 and older, not to exceed $100.

You may use valid interagency passes. A pass may cover immediate family members or up to four people traveling with the group, depending on the pass.

Educational Fee Waivers

Qualifying academic institutions may apply for an entrance fee waiver.

 

Camping Fees

Sites at the campground are $20 per night.

Holders of valid federal lands passes such as the Senior Pass or Access Pass pay $10 per night.

Camping fees are payable by cash, check, or credit card.