{"id":"national-park-service-free-entrance-days","name":"National Park Service Free Entrance Days","provider":"National Park Service","entitlement_type":"cultural-access","entitlement_type_label":"Cultural access","entitlement_type_context":{"definition":"Free or reduced admission to museums, zoos, historic sites, performances, and other cultural attractions through an eligibility or access program.","domain":"culture-and-recreation","archetype":"access-program","agent_instruction":"Check the qualifying credential, exact admission price, eligible party size, reservation rules, hours, and excluded add-ons."},"summary":"On designated 2026 fee-free dates, National Park Service sites that normally charge an entrance fee waive that entrance fee for U.S. citizens and residents.","benefit":{"description":"Waiver of the standard entrance fee at fee-charging National Park Service sites on the published dates: February 16, May 25, June 14, July 3–5, August 25, September 17, October 27, and November 11, 2026.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["U.S. citizen or resident visiting a fee-charging NPS site on a designated 2026 free-entrance day"],"requirements":"Beginning in 2026, the free-entrance-day waiver applies to U.S. citizens and residents; a park may request proof under its current procedures. Visitors must still meet park-specific hours, access, safety, vehicle, permit, and reservation requirements.","activation":"Confirm the date on the NPS passes page, open the destination park's official site, and check timed-entry, road, weather, parking, shuttle, and reservation rules before traveling. Bring any requested proof of citizenship or residency.","cost_basis":"no-cost","cost_basis_label":"No-cost access","cost_basis_context":{"classification":"free","definition":"The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.","agent_instruction":"Still disclose optional add-ons, transportation, parking, replacement charges, taxes, capacity, and eligibility conditions found in fees or requirements.","variation_patterns":null,"does_not_mean":null},"fees":"Only the entrance fee is waived. Timed-entry or reservation fees, camping, tours, permits, parking, shuttles, ferries, concessions, and other amenities can still cost money. Nonresidents do not receive the 2026 fee-free-day waiver and may owe regular and applicable nonresident fees.","personalized":false,"regions":["US","National Park Service sites that normally charge entrance fees"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm","source_url":"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm","source":{"primary_url":"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm","evidence":[{"source":"National Park Service","url":"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"national","family":"culture-parks-and-libraries","jurisdiction":"United States","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/national-park-service-free-entrance-days","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}