Entrance & Camping Fees

Entrance Fees

Admission to Grand Canyon National Park costs $25 per private vehicle (includes all passengers) and $12 for adults (age 17 and older) on foot, bicycle, or motorcycle. The receipt is good for a week and includes both rims. Adults who enter the park in organized groups or on commercial tours usually pay about $8 each, though rates vary some.

Special Discounts & Passes

Frequent visitors to National Park Service or other fee-charging federal sites will benefit from the America the Beautiful-National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass ($80). Valid for one year from the first use, the pass can be purchased at park entrance stations, Grand Canyon Association bookstores, or online at www.recreation.gov.

Also available from the National Park Service is a lifetime Senior Pass ($10) for U.S. citizens 62 and over, which admits the holder, free of charge, at all NPS sites. Another card, the Access Pass, is available for U.S. citizens with permanent disabilities. It's free, but must be obtained in person at the Canyon View Information Plaza. Those who already have a Golden Age or Golden Access pass do not need to obtain these new passes.

Camping Fees

A site at Mather Campground, the South Rim's largest campground, costs $18 per night in high season. Desert View Campground, open mid-May to mid-October, costs $12 per site per night. And sites at North Rim Campground, also open mid-May to mid-October, cost $18 per night. At all three campgrounds, no more than two vehicles and six people can share a site. Trailer Village, an RV park on the South Rim, charges $25 per hookup for two people per night, plus $2 for each additional adult.

Buying Park Entrance Permits outside the Park

Vending machines outside the Flagstaff Visitors Center, the Williams-Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce, and the IMAX theater in Tusayan sell entrance permits to the park. By using these machines, you can avoid waiting in line at the park entrance during peak hours.