Entrance Fees and Passes

Overview of entrance requirements

All visitors MUST have

• Entrance Pass

  Required for all visitors

Entrance Passes

Interagency Passes

FREE–$80.00

The America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series is your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the United States. Passes cover entrance fees at lands managed by the National Park Service and US Fish & Wildlife Service and also standard amenity fees (day use fees) at lands managed by the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and US Army Corps of Engineers.

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Standard Entrance Pass

$15.00–$25.00

The entrance fee paid for admission to Saguaro National Park is good for 7 days and includes both the Tucson Mountain District (West) and the Rincon Mountain District (East).

Private Vehicle

$25.00

The vehicle entrance pass is sold in the form of a dated register receipt and admits one privately owned, non-commercial vehicle into Saguaro National Park. This includes passenger cars, trucks, vans, recreational vehicles, campers, or converted buses used for private, recreational purposes.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Red Hills Visitor Center (West)

  Credit/Debit Only

• Fee Kiosk, Rincon Mountain District

  Credit/Debit Only

• Rincon Mountain Visitor Center (East)

  Credit/Debit Only

Per Person

$15.00

Individuals entering the park by means other than a motor vehicle may purchase individual entrance passes. This includes hikers, horseback riders and bicyclists. The individual entrance fee is charged to anyone 16 years of age or older.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Rincon Mountain Visitor Center (East)

  Credit/Debit Only

• Fee Kiosk, Rincon Mountain District

  Credit/Debit Only

• Red Hills Visitor Center (West)

  Credit/Debit Only

Motorcycle

$20.00

This fee is charged per-vehicle upon entrance, regardless of the number of riders. An Annual Pass will cover two motorcycles traveling together if the two people who signed that pass are on different motorcycles. A Lifetime Pass (such as the Access or Senior Pass) with one signature line will only cover one motorcycle.

In-person Purchase Locations

• Rincon Mountain Visitor Center (East)

  Credit/Debit Only

• Fee Kiosk, Rincon Mountain District

  Credit/Debit Only

• Red Hills Visitor Center (West)

  Credit/Debit Only

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Annual Entrance - Park

$45.00

This pass covers up to 4 adults (anyone over the age of 16).

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2024 Fee-free Days

No entrance pass required on these days:

• Monday, January 15 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Saturday, April 20 — First Day of National Park Week
• Wednesday, June 19 — Juneteenth
• Sunday, August 4 — The Great American Outdoors Act
• Saturday, September 28 — National Public Lands Day
• Saturday, November 11 — Veterans Day

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Ways to Pay

Pay in Person

• At the Fee Kiosk in the Rincon Mountain District or at the Red Hills Visitor Center in the Tucson Mountain District. ONLY DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS ARE ACCEPTED. NO CASH.
• Using the automated fee machines located outside the Fee Kiosk in the Rincon Mountain District or the Red Hills Visitor Center in the Tucson Mountain District. Individual, private vehicle, and motorcycle entrance fees may be purchased here, as well as the Saguaro Annual Pass and the America the Beautiful Pass. Available by credit card only.

Pay Online

• Passes that are specific to Saguaro National Park (day passes, camping and Arizona Trail thru-hiking overnight passes) can be obtained on Recreation.gov.
• To purchase your Interagency Pass online, visit the USGS website. Please note that Interagency Passes will not be available for immediate download or printing. A physical pass will be shipped to you. Receipts and electronic scanned images of your pass are NOT valid for use. If you need your pass sooner, please visit a site near you that distributes passes.

 

Educational Fee Waiver

National Park Service policy permits entrance fees to be waived for national and international academic institutions visiting parks for non-commercial educational purposes. However, Educational Fee Waivers are not issued automatically. Educational groups must apply and meet the criteria to receive a fee waiver. Only groups of students 16 years of age or older visiting Saguaro National Park require an Educational Fee Waiver. Learn about the criteria and application process to get a waiver.

 

Other Fees

• All backcountry camping requires a camping permit. If you are wanting to spend time in the backcountry, look into our information about camping in the park.
• Although all ranger programs are free, you will still need to purchase an entrance fee to the park. Stay up to date on programs and events on our calendar.