--- title: You Can Get Free Admission During National Park Week This Year, But Only For 1 Day description: You can go to any of America's national parks for free this Saturday, April 21 ifor National Park Week. But the deal used to be better authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2018-04-21T10:00:44.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T10:21:52.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - deals - onetime word_count: 325 canonical: https://money.com/national-park-week-2018-free-admission/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Travel Destination: Western USA](https://img.money.com/2018/04/nationalparksfreeapril21-tr-452872854.jpg) *Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.* You can take advantage of the great outdoors, including America's national parks, for free this weekend — just in time forEarth Day 2018. All national parks will have free admission on Saturday, April 21, to kick off National Park Week 2018. Take advantage of the free national parks deal if you can — because park admission fees are rising, and the number of fee-free days at national parks in 2018 is far more limited than it's been in the past. Each year, the [National Park Service](https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/12-12-2017-fee-free-days-2018.htm) (NPS) announces which days the national parks have free admission for all visitors. In 2015, which was a fairly typical year, there were nine free days. When the National Park Service celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016, the organization was particularly generous, with 16 free days, including the entirety of National Park Week. In 2018, the NPS is being stingy with fee-free days. Park visitors get free admission only on the first day of National Park Week 2018 (Saturday, April 21), and there are only four days in total this year with free admission to national parks that usually charge entrance fees. The fee-free days in 2018 are: • January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • April 21 – First Day of National Park Week • September 22 – National Public Lands Day • November 11 – Veterans Day What's more, if you miss out on the scant few free admission days in 2018, you can soon expect to be paying more to get into America's national parks. Trump administration officials recently announced [entrance fees would rise](https://money.com/national-park-entrance-fee-price-increase/) by $3 to $10 at many national parks. Entrance costs will rise for a total of 117 national parks, and most parks will see a $5 price hike. 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