National Parks Visitor Info

Every national park has its own quirks — some need a permit just to hike a popular trail, some are shuttle-only for half the year, some barely see a crowd. This is your quick-reference guide to each park's visitor essentials, plus links straight to the official source for anything that changes year to year (fees, shuttle dates, permit lotteries, closures).

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Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah — mandatory canyon shuttle, the Angels Landing permit lottery, and more.
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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains
TN/NC — no entrance fee, but a parking tag is required for every vehicle.
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 Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs
Minnesota — a water-based park; free to enter, but plan around boat access.
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 Isle Royale National Park
Isle Royale
Michigan — a roadless island, reachable only by ferry or seaplane.
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All Parks

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Acadia
Maine
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American Samoa
American Samoa
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Arches
Utah
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Badlands
South Dakota
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Big Bend
Texas
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Biscayne
Florida
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Colorado
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Bryce Canyon
Utah
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Canyonlands
Utah
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Capitol Reef
Utah
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Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
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Channel Islands
California
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Congaree
South Carolina
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Crater Lake
Oregon
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Cuyahoga Valley
Ohio
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Death Valley
California/Nevada
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Denali
Alaska
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Dry Tortugas
Florida
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Everglades
Florida
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Gates of the Arctic
Alaska
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Gateway Arch
Missouri
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Glacier
Montana
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Glacier Bay
Alaska
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Grand Canyon
Arizona
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Grand Teton
Wyoming
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Great Basin
Nevada
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Great Sand Dunes
Colorado
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Guadalupe Mountains
Texas
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Haleakalā
Hawaii
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
Hawaii
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
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Indiana Dunes
Indiana
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Joshua Tree
California
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Katmai
Alaska
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Kenai Fjords
Alaska
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Kings Canyon
California
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Kobuk Valley
Alaska
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Lake Clark
Alaska
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Lassen Volcanic
California
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
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Mesa Verde
Colorado
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Mount Rainier
Washington
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New River Gorge
West Virginia
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North Cascades
Washington
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Olympic
Washington
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Petrified Forest
Arizona
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Pinnacles
California
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Redwood
California
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Rocky Mountain
Colorado
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Saguaro
Arizona
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Sequoia
California
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Shenandoah
Virginia
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Theodore Roosevelt
North Dakota
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Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
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White Sands
New Mexico
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Wind Cave
South Dakota
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Wrangell-St. Elias
Alaska
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Yellowstone
Wyoming/Montana/Idaho
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Yosemite
California
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Fees, shuttle schedules, permit lotteries, and closures change from year to year and park to park. Each park's visitor guide links directly to the official NPS page for anything that needs to be current at the moment you're planning your trip.