Discover Arizona’s Beauty For Free!

The state of Arizona has one of the greatest collections of National Parks in the United States, even being the only place in America to host a Natural Wonder of the World.

People travel all over the world for a glimpse at the natural beauty that Arizona has to offer, but even the smallest national parks will usually require an entrance fee.

That goes away for one day.

Why National Parks are Free

On Sunday, August 4th, every National Park from sea to shining sea will allow whoever wants to visit to enter their parks, at no cost whatsoever. Why?

It's a celebration of the continued longevity of the National Parks Program. The 4th is the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act, established in 2020. The act provides additional funding (up to $1.9 Billion) to national parks for infrastructure, recreation, and maintenance.

The four years since this act passed has shown unprecedented growth in National Parks, and the U.S. wants to show it off.

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Which Parks are Included?

There are many parks across the state, but only National Parks are free on the fourth. Arizona has eight National parks that are free admission year-round, so we'll exclude them.

The parks waiving admission on August Fourth are as follows:

• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Lake Mead National Recreation Area
• Montezuma Castle National Monument
• Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
• Petrified Forest National Park
• Pipe Spring National Monument
• Saguaro National Park
• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
• Tonto National Monument
• Tumacácori National Historical Park
• Tuzigoot National Monument
• Walnut Canyon National Monument
• Wupatki National Monument

While entrance fees are waived, any additional vehicles or recreation activities will still require payment.

[National Park Service]

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