Check out Bandelier National Monument
Popular park sets dates for entrance fee-free days
Bandelier National Monument will waive its entrance fee on six days in 2021. The six entrance fee-free days for 2021 will be: Monday, Jan. 18 –
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Saturday, April 17 – First Day of National Park Week Wednesday, Aug. 4 –
Great American Outdoors Act anniversary
Wednesday, Aug. 25 – National Park Service Birthday Saturday, Sept. 25 – National Public Lands Day
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Thursday, Nov. 11
Veterans Day
People will still have to pay campground fees on those days, according to a press release. Bandelier normally charges $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle and $15 per individual.
“The public is encouraged to take advantage of these wonderful opportunities to revisit a favorite national park or explore a new one without paying an entrance fee,” added Bandelier Acting Superintendent Karl Córdova.
The park visitor center located in Frijoles Canyon is currently open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for visitors who want to buy a pass or need to pay entrance fees. The visitors center will be closed Friday, (Dec. 25) and Friday, ( Jan. 1). The park is open from dawn until dusk seven days a week.
Bandelier National Monument is one of approximately 100 national parks that has an entrance fee. There are more than 300 other national parks that do not charge an entrance fee. Fee dollars help parks complete vital projects that directly impact park visitors, with 80 percent of fee revenue staying in the park where it is collected, according to a statement from the park..
Earlier this year, Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed an order granting veterans, Gold Star Families and fifth-graders free access to all national parks, wildlife refuges and other Federal lands managed by the Department of the Interior. Veterans and Gold Star Families will have free access forever, while fifth grade students were granted fee-free access through this academic year. Active duty military and fourth grade students will continue to have free access with discounted passes also available for senior citizens.