Fees & Passes

Overview of entrance requirements

Free

No entrance pass required

Entrance Passes

An entrance pass is not required to access Valles Caldera National 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.

Valles Caldera National Preserve does not currently charge a park entrance fee.

 

Entrance Fee Waived

Valles Caldera National Preserve is a fee park; however, at this time the entrance fee is being waived.  While the entrance fee is being waived, Valles Caldera will not be able to sell or issue passes.

The information below reflects what fees will be when Valles Caldera resumes collection.  Passes can be obtained at Bandelier National Monument or through other federal recreation sites with passes available.

 

Backcountry Vehicle Passes

For those wanting to drive into the backcountry between May 15 and November 15, vehicle passes are available on Recreation.gov. You can reserve your pass starting three months out. Visit the Backcountry Experience page for additional details.

 

Fee Free Entrance Days

In 2023, entrance fees at all national parks will be waived on:

• January 16: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• April 22: First day of National Park Week
• August 4: Great American Outdoors Day
• September 23: National Public Lands Day
• November 11: Veterans Day

On fee free days, all national parks waive entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees.