Fees & Passes

Free

No entrance pass required

An entrance pass is not required to access New River Gorge National Park & Preserve.

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

Entrance Passes are not available at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, since the park does not charge entrance fees. Passes can be purchased online through the NPS website at https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm Visitors can also purchase passes in person from Army Corps of Engineers at nearby Summersville Lake: https://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2566988/federal-pass-program-for-recreation/

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve does not charge an entrance fee.

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

 

Sunset over New River Gorge.

NPS photo/Louise McLaughlin

 

There is NO FEE to enter New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Enjoy your visit!

Since this is a free park, park passes, senior passes, and access passes are not available for purchase here.

If you plan to visit other national parks with an entrance fee, learn more about the America the Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass series and fee free days in national parks.