Fees & Passes

Sites along the Lewis and Clark Trail

Contact each location along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail for information on entrance fees as well as hours and other visitor information.

The 100+ sites along Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail are operated by a variety of agencies and organizations who may charge an entrance fee to their site or a fee for their programming. Enjoy your visit!

If you plan to visit a National Park Service site or other Federal Lands with an entrance fee, you can pay at each individual site or purchase a pass.

Omaha, Nebraska Visitor Center

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters Visitor Center in downtown Omaha, Nebraska does not charge an entrance fee. This visitor center does sell federal agency passes. See information below.

 

Free

No entrance pass required

An entrance pass is not required to access Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail.

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

No entrance fees are required. We do sell the America the Beautiful passes. They are available anytime the visitor center is open. For more information, see https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm. Passes offered: -Annual Pass -Annual Senior Pass -Lifetime Senior Pass -Annual Military Pass -Lifetime Military Pass -Access Pass -4th Grade Pass

Individual trail sites may have entrance fees. Please contact each site individually for information. https://www.nps.gov/lecl/planyourvisit/maps.htm

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

 

 

These Passes are available for purchase at most National Park sites, including the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters Visitor Center. Located at: 601 Riverfront Dr., Omaha, NE 68102
Phone: [phone]. Starting October 3, 2016 the Lewis and Clark NHT visitor center will only accept credit cards for those passes which require payment.