Free National Park Pass for All 4th Graders and Families.
Every Kid in a Park
The “Every Kid in a Park” program is designed to offer all 4th graders and their families a free National Park pass until August 31, 2018. Print out your pass at Every Kid in a Park.
The Every Kid in a Park program may not include parking fees, tours and visitor center admission. You should check with each park directly to see what fees are extra.
Other fees such as amenity or user fees for things such as camping, boat launches, transportation, special tours, and tours, concessions and fees collected by third parties are not included in this promotion. Free entrance to Canadian National Parks.
Go to a free park on vacation
You might want to consider these free days when planning a trip. Here’s a list of participating parks.
The entrance fee-free days for 2019 will be:
- January 21: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- April 20: First day of National Park Week
- August 25: National Park Service Birthday
- September 28: National Public Lands Day
- November 11: Veterans Day
Parks across the country offer loads of fun activities. Take the kids on a caving adventure, bike ride, kayak tour, hike, or island safari. Catch a campfire talk, make a painting, or witness a living history demonstration. Search the events calendar to find out what’s happening at a park near you! You can help the kids earn a free Junior Ranger badge at almost any park—just ask at the visitor center.
Illinois Sites and Parks:
Indiana
Wisconsin
All free National Park Days
Other fees such as amenity or user fees for things such as camping, boat launches, transportation, special tours, and tours, concessions and fees collected by third parties are not included in this promotion.
Go to a free park on vacation
You might want to consider these free days when planning a trip. Here’s a list of participating parks.
Things to do at National Parks
Parks across the country offer loads of fun activities. Take the kids on a caving adventure, bike ride, kayak tour, hike, or island safari. Catch a campfire talk, make a painting, or witness a living history demonstration. Search the events calendar to find out what’s happening at a park near you! You can help the kids earn a free Junior Ranger badge at almost any park—just ask at the visitor center.