Fees & Passes

What's Free and What Needs a Fee

The visitor center, the Memorial plaza and rotunda, and park grounds are free.
For help in planning your visit go hours of operations.

To ride the elevator to the observation deck a ticket with a scheduled entry time is required.

• Tours to the observation deck are every 15 minutes. Time slots must be reserved and tickets purchased in the visitor center the day of your visit.
• No more waiting in line outside.
• Timed tickets for the observation deck can only be purchased in the visitor center on the day of your visit. See below for "Entrance Pass" details.
• Tickets for the Observation Deck can sell out as early as 2 pm on the weekend.
• Sunset Tours and Night Sky Tours are occasionally offered throughout the season for an extra fee of $20.00 per person.
• Sunset Tours: June 20 and July 18, 2025.
• Night Sky Tours: August 15 and 19, 2025.

 

Key Information

1. Get an entrance pass

   All visitors must have one of these entrance passes:

   Pass	Price
   Annual Pass	$35.00
   America the Beautiful Pass (includes Senior Passes)	FREE–$80.00

   Help me choose an entrance pass

2. Make a reservation

   This park has a timed entry system. You may need to make a reservation in advance.

   Reservations and timed entry

3. Plan to go cashless

   This park does not accept cash.

Reservations and Timed Entry

Memorial Observation Deck Reservation

May 17–Oct 27

Required to go up the Memorial to the observation deck.

Cost

$10.00

On the day of your visit, purchase tickets and schedule a time to go up the Memorial to the observation deck. Tickets are sold in the visitor center, daily 10 am to 5:45 pm. Adults,16 and older are $10. Children 15 and younger are free and must be accompanied by an adult.

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Choosing an Entrance Pass

Do you have or qualify for a discounted America the Beautiful Pass?

If you already have an America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, that's the only entrance pass you need. Seniors, military, visitors with a permanent disability, and families with a 4th grader are eligible for a free or discounted America the Beautiful pass.

America the Beautiful Pass

How often do you plan to visit national parks in the next 12 months?

If you don't qualify for a discounted America the Beautiful pass, we recommend choosing an entrance pass based on your trip plans.

I'm visiting...	We recommend
This park, multiple times	Annual Pass
More than one national park or federal recreation site	America the Beautiful Pass

Entrance Passes

• Annual Pass
• America the Beautiful Pass

To ride the elevator to the observation deck, a timed ticket must be purchased from the visitor center on the day of your visit: 15 years of age and younger are free, 16 years of age and older are $10 a person. Any valid Federal Interagency Pass gets the pass holder and three other adults in for free. These are sold at the visitor center.

Annual Entrance - Park

$35.00

This pass is good for unlimited visits to Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial. It is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. With the signed pass in hand and personal identification, the pass-holder and 3 other adults (16 and older) are admitted to the observation deck for free. On the day of each visit, all pass holders are required to show the pass to the fee ranger in the visitor center and schedule a specific time to ride the elevator.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

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America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass

Covers entrance fees and standard amenity (day-use) fees at lands managed by

• National Park Service
• US Fish & Wildlife Service
• US Forest Service
• Bureau of Land Management
• Bureau of Reclamation
• US Army of Corps of Engineers

Depending on the type of entrance fee charged at a site, covers
One private vehicle fee
or
Four per person fees

Type	Available to	Price
Annual Pass	Everyone	$80.00
Senior Annual Pass	US citizens and permanent residents 62+ years old	$20.00
Senior Lifetime Pass	US citizens and permanent residents 62+ years old	$80.00
Military Annual Pass	Current US military and dependents	Free
Military Lifetime Pass	Gold Star Family members and veterans	Free
Access Pass	US citizens and permanent residents with permanent disability	Free
4th Grade Pass	US 4th graders	Free
Volunteer Pass	Federal recreation site volunteers with 250 service hours	Free

America the Beautiful Passes are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen. Passholders must show valid photo identification (ID) with each pass.

How to Get an America the Beautiful Pass

In Person (Recommended)

Passes can be purchased or picked up at over 1,000 federal recreation sites.

Purchase and pickup locations

Order Online, Receive by Mail

To receive your pass by mail, order online at the USGS Online Store . Online orders are for physical passes, not digital passes, and may take up to three weeks to be processed and delivered. Order receipts may not be used in place of a physical pass. We recommend ordering at least three weeks in advance of your visit, or picking up a pass in person instead.

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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