ROCKY MOUNTAIN COST CALCULATOR

A private vehicle pays $35 for 7 days, a motorcycle $30, and individuals on foot or bike $20 per person (kids under 16 are free). Non-U.S. residents 16+ pay an additional $100-per-person surcharge unless the visitor holds an annual pass. Use the calculator above for your exact total.

Non-U.S. residents age 16 and older pay a $100 per-person surcharge on top of the regular entrance fee. The surcharge is waived if the visitor holds either the $70 Rocky Mountain Annual Pass or the $80 America the Beautiful annual pass.

Visiting two or more national parks in a year? The $80 America the Beautiful pass usually wins, and it also waives the nonresident surcharge. Returning to Rocky Mountain only, multiple times? The $70 Rocky Mountain Annual Pass — cheaper than America the Beautiful and still waives the surcharge. A single U.S.-resident visit? Just pay at the gate.

Yes, from May 22 through mid-October. A Timed Entry reservation costs a flat $2 recreation.gov processing fee per vehicle, separate from and in addition to your entrance fee or pass. There are two reservation types: standard Timed Entry (excludes the Bear Lake Road corridor) and Timed Entry+ Bear Lake Road (includes it). Outside that date range, no timed entry reservation is needed.

Yes — the National Park Service designates a handful of fee-free days each year (typically including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the first day of National Park Week, the Great American Outdoors Act anniversary, National Public Lands Day, and Veterans Day) when entrance fees are waived park-wide. The exact dates are set annually — check nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm for the current year's list. A Timed Entry reservation, when required, is still needed on fee-free days, and the nonresident surcharge is not waived.

Yes, on top of the passes above: U.S. seniors (62+) can get a lifetime America the Beautiful Senior Pass (a one-time fee, or a cheaper annual version) covering all federal recreation sites including Rocky Mountain. Active-duty U.S. military members and dependents get a free annual pass. 4th-grade students (and homeschool equivalents) get a free annual pass for their whole vehicle through the Every Kid Outdoors program. All of these waive the entrance fee and the nonresident surcharge, since they function as annual passes.

No — both Timed Entry and Timed Entry+ Bear Lake Road cost the same $2 recreation.gov reservation fee. The difference is access, not price: Timed Entry+ Bear Lake Road is required to reach Moraine Park, Sprague Lake, Glacier Gorge Trailhead, and Bear Lake itself, while standard Timed Entry covers Trail Ridge Road and the rest of the park.

No — there's no separate parking fee inside the park once you've paid the entrance fee. The real constraint at popular trailheads like Bear Lake isn't a fee, it's supply: small lots fill by mid-morning in peak season, which is a large part of why the Timed Entry system exists.