Which Park Pass

Which Park Pass is a free calculator and independent guide for comparing the cost of entering U.S. national parks. It is run by Jerry Chen and is not affiliated with the National Park Service. The site does not sell passes or reservations and does not take commissions on them.You add the parks on your trip, the travel dates, and who is travelling, including residency. The calculator compares ways of paying, such as paying at each gate, a park's own annual pass, and America the Beautiful passes, and shows the reasoning line by line so you can check the result before you buy. It includes the $100 nonresident fee that applies to nonresidents aged 16 and older at 11 parks. A public FAQ states that visitors from abroad can buy the $250 nonresident America the Beautiful pass, and that a valid America the Beautiful pass covers entrance and nonresident fees for the holder and passengers in one private vehicle when the holder is present with matching photo ID. Each car needs its own pass and holder.A parks directory lists entrance information for 64 national parks, noting that Sequoia and Kings Canyon share one entrance. Fees on that page came from NPS data checked on 29 October 2026. The about page says fees, passes and alerts come from the official NPS Data API, which is checked every day, and that the 25 parks where the calculator matters most, including all 11 with the nonresident fee, have also been checked by hand against each park's fees page. When a public official page does not answer a question, or sources disagree, the site marks the point as “Not confirmed by NPS” and explains its assumption. Zion's seven-day nonresident-fee period is treated as a Zion-only clarification; validity at the other parks is an estimate to confirm with each park. The site covers fees, passes and entry rules only, not trails or lodging.