Free entrance to Death Valley National Park on Juneteenth 2025
NPS
June 15, 2025
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – Entrance to Death Valley National Park will be free on Thursday, June 19 in honor of Juneteenth National Independence Day. “Even though it is extremely hot, June can be a great time to visit Death Valley National Park,” said Superintendent Mike Reynolds. “It’s not crowded, the views are great, and a fantastic experience can be had!”Death Valley Park Rangers recommend the following for a safe summer visit:
Badwater Basin, Artists Drive, Devils Golf Course, Zabriskie Point, Wildrose Charcoal Kilns, and Dantes View are highlights that can be visited during the summer by brief walks from a car. Furnace Creek Visitor Center has exhibits, park film, and a bookstore. Longer hikes are possible at higher, cooler elevations.
All units of the National Park Service will be waiving entrance fees on June 19. Camping fees will still be charged. Death Valley National Park’s standard entrance fee is $30/vehicle or $25/motorcycle. An annual pass to all national parks is $80. U.S. Citizens 62 and older pay $20 for an annual pass to all parks. Veterans, active U.S. military, permanently disabled U.S. Citizens, and families with fourth-grade students qualify for free passes.
Death Valley National Park is the homeland of the Timbisha Shoshone and preserves natural resources, cultural resources, exceptional wilderness, scenery, and learning experiences within the nation’s largest conserved desert landscape and some of the most extreme climate and topographic conditions on the planet. Learn more at www.nps.gov/deva.
