Entering USA National Parks from 2026 - What you need to know.
IMPORTANT information for our RV road-trip clients.
Entrance fees for Non-residents to National Parks and National Monuments in the USA has changed from 01 January 2026.
The most popular (bucket-list) and heavily visited parks are now charging US$100 per person, day entry to non-residents.
Those 11 parks are not surprisingly the ones we international tourists have on our road-trip itineraries:
- Acadia National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Grand Teton National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Sequoia National Park
- Kings Canyon National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
- Yosemite National Park
- Zion National Park
Even if you are only planning on visiting one of these National Parks on your road-trip you MUST buy an 'America the Beautiful' Non-resident pass, It's US$250 per vehicle (4 people max)! Valid for 12 months.
Get your head around it before you leave so you don't get a nasty, expensive surprise at your first park entrance. Some parks are only $30 or $50 per person some are free, but the calculations are always in favor of the ATB.
Non-residents US$100 per person at the gate or US$250 America the Beautiful Pass (ATB) non-resident digital pass per vehicle (4 people max) Unlimited use for 12 months.
- Buy the ATB digital pass before you go and print off a PDF copy for your dash board, for unstaffed locations.
- Download it to your Google or Apple wallet incase of bad reception.
- Carry photo ID with you.
Be prepared and have a great time.
