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Fees & Passes

The park entrance station is a great way to meet a ranger and contribute to projects with direct visitor connections.

NPS

 

Entrance and Camping Fees

Fee increase effective May 1st, 2018

 

Your entrance and campground fees go directly back to visitor improvement projects. For more information on how we've improved visitor services via your fee dollars, visit our Your Fee Dollars at Work page.

 

Prince William Forest Park Fee Pay App

Introducing a new way to digitally pay the park entrance fee. You may now purchase your entrance fees for the park through the Prince William Forest Park Fee Pay App. Conveniently make payments from anywhere with no additional charge. The app is available for download in the App Store and with Google Play.

 

2018 Fee Free Days

National parks across the country will waive park entrance fees on these dates in 2017. Mark your calendars for these fee-free days:

• January 15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• April 21: First day of National Park Week
• September 22: National Public Lands Day
• November 11: Veterans

 

Prince William Forest Park - Annual Pass

 

- $30 Prince William Forest Park Annual Pass
- Available to everyone
- Provides unlimited entry to the park for one year through the month of purchase
- Admits passholder and occupants of a single, private non-commerical vehicle
Pass is available for purchase at Prince William Forest Park visitor center

 

America the Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass

A pass is your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites. Each pass covers entrance fees at national parks and national wildlife refuges as well as standard amenity fees at national forests and grasslands, and at lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation. A pass covers entrance and standard amenity fees for a driver and all passengers in a personal vehicle at per vehicle fee areas (or up to four adults at sites that charge per person). Children age 15 or under are admitted free. (USDA, FS, NPS, FWS, BLM, BOR, ASACE)
For Pass Program Definitions and more detailed information, please visit this page for more information.

 

America the Beautiful - Annual Pass

 

- $80 Annual Pass. Good for one year through the month of purchase
- Available to everyone
- Admits passholder and occupants of a single, non-commerical vehicle, or passholder and 3 persons (16 and older) where per person fees are charged. Children under 16 admitted free
Pass available for purchase at Prince William Forest Park visitor center

 

America the Beautiful - U.S. Military Pass

 

- Free
- Available for active duty U.S. military personnel and dependents with Active Duty ID
- Good for one year through the month of purchase
- Admits passholder and occupants of a single, private non-commerical vehicle, or passholder and 3 persons (16 and older) where per person fees are charged. Children under 16 admitted free
Pass available for purchase at Prince William Forest Park visitor center by showing a Common Access Card (CAC) or Military ID (Form 1173)

 

America the Beautiful - Access Pass

 

- Free
- Available for U.S. citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities
- Admits passholder and occupants of a single, private non-commercial vehicle, or passholder and 3 person (16 and older) where per person fees are charged. Children under 16 admitted free
- Provides a 50% discount for camping at Prince William Forest Park
Pass available for purchase at Prince William Forest Park visitor center

 

America the Beautiful - Senior Pass

 

- $20 Annual Pass
- $80 Lifetime Pass
- Available for senior 62 years old and over
- Seniors who purchase annual Senior Passes for four years can trade them in for a lifetime Senior Pass at no additional charge
- Provides a 50% discount for camping at Prince William Forest Park
Pass available for purchase at Prince William Forest Park visitor center

 

America the Beautiful - Volunteer Pass

 

- Free
- For volunteer with 250 service hours with federal agencies that participate in the Interagency Pass Program
Contact Prince William Forest Park for more information about volunteer opportunities of visit volunteer.gov.

 

Every Kid in a Park Fourth Grade Pass

 

- Free
- Available to all U.S. fourth graders including home schooled and free choice learners 10 years of age
- Pass is valid for the duration of the fourth grade school year through the following summer (September - August)
- Admits passholder and occupants of a single, private non-commerical vehicle, or passholder and 3 persons (16 and older) where per person fees are charged
Fourth grade students must present a valid voucher printed from the Every Kid in a Park website.