Fees & Passes

Free

No entrance pass required

An entrance pass is not required to access Manzanar National Historic Site.

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 fee or pass is required to enter Manzanar National Historic Site. Periodically the Interagency Pass is available for sale through our non-profit bookstore partner, the Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association.

No entrance fee is charged at Manzanar National Historic Site.

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

 

There are several ways to donate to Manzanar.

If you plan to visit other parks with an entrance fee, learn more about the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Passes.

• Manzanar does not sell lifetime or annual passes at the visitor center except the America the Beautiful pass.
• Learn about fee-free days in the national parks.