National Parks Free on October 27 for Theodore Roosevelt's Birthday: Only Two Fee-Free Days Left in 2026
Under the National Park Service's 2026 fee-free day calendar, every National Park Service site that charges an entrance fee will waive it on Tuesday, October 27, in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt's birthday. It is the ninth of the agency's 10 fee-free days in 2026; only Veterans Day, November 11, remains after it.
Under rules that took effect in 2026, the waiver applies to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only; nonresident visitors pay the regular entrance fee on fee-free days. Only entrance fees are waived — camping, reservation and special-use fees still apply.
Regular vehicle entrance fees at national parks generally run from $10 to $35: a seven-day vehicle pass is $35 at both Yellowstone and Yosemite, and a one-day vehicle pass is $30 at Rocky Mountain. The America the Beautiful annual pass for U.S. residents costs $80 and covers entrance and standard day-use fees at federal recreation lands.
Roosevelt, known as the "conservation president," established five national parks and 18 national monuments and placed roughly 230 million acres of public land under protection. The Roosevelt Arch at Yellowstone's North Entrance is named for him.
(Source: National Park Service 2026 fee-free days)
Source: National Park Service 2026 fee-free days
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Photo: 黄石国家公园北门的罗斯福拱门，拱门以西奥多·罗斯福总统命名。（美国国家公园管理局官方照片，公共领域，Neal Herbert摄）The Roosevelt Arch at Yellowstone's North Entrance, named for President Theodore Roosevelt. (National Park Service photo, public domain, by Neal Herbert)
