Glacier National Park Entrance Fees and Passes

The Glacier National Park entrance fee for a private vehicle is $35 in summer and $25 in winter, and one pass covers everyone in the car for seven days. Motorcycles, cyclists and visitors on foot pay less. Visitors from outside the United States add $100 per person unless they enter with an Annual or America the Beautiful pass.

Glacier National Park Entrance Fee Rates at a Glance

Glacier sets its entrance fee by season and by how you arrive, and the winter rate is lower for private vehicles, motorcycles and visitors on foot or bicycle. The full schedule sits on Glacier's fees page.

Every standard pass in the table lasts a week, and the private vehicle and per-person passes are non-transferable. Commercial sedans, vans, mini-buses and motor coaches pay separate rates based on seat count, listed on the same fees page.

United States citizens and residents can enter free on November 11, Veterans Day, which is the last fee-free entrance day of this year. Other fees may still apply on that day.

What the Glacier National Park Entrance Fee Covers

A private vehicle pass covers the driver and every passenger in one private, non-commercial car, truck or van. Nobody riding in that car needs a separate pass. Vehicles carrying more than 15 passengers fall under the rates for organizations and businesses.

The per-person fee applies to each visitor 16 and older who arrives on foot or by bicycle, and younger children enter free. People traveling together in a vehicle as a non-commercial, organized group also pay per person.

For a small party, the way you arrive changes the bill. Three adult cyclists pay three per-person fees, $60 in summer, while the same three adults sharing one car pay a single vehicle fee.

You can enter Glacier at any hour. When the entrance station is not staffed, a self-registration area sells the weekly pass, so a dawn start or a late arrival still needs a paid pass.

Annual Pass or America the Beautiful Pass

A multi-visit pass saves money once your trips cost more than the pass price. Glacier accepts two options sold to United States citizens and residents:

• Glacier Annual pass, $70. It is valid for one year from the month of entry and covers Glacier only. It admits the purchaser and passengers in one private vehicle, or the passholder and immediate family (spouse, children, parents) on foot or bicycle. It carries one signature line, is nonrefundable and does not cover camping fees, which the guide to camping in Glacier explains.
• America the Beautiful pass, $80. It covers entrance and standard day-use fees at sites run by the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and Army Corps of Engineers. At a site that charges per person, it covers four per-person fees.

Our Fee Math for the Annual Pass

In our fee math, using Glacier's private vehicle rates with each visit meaning one weekly pass, the Annual pass comes out like this:

• Two summer visits cost the same as the Annual pass, so it breaks even on the second summer visit.
• Three winter visits cost $75, so the Annual pass saves money from the third winter visit.
• One summer visit plus one winter visit cost $60 together, so a mixed pattern needs a third trip before the Annual pass wins.

The America the Beautiful pass fits a trip that adds other federal sites. Add up the entrance fees of every park on your route, and if the total passes $80, the America the Beautiful pass costs less.

These passes are non-refundable and non-transferable, and a lost or stolen pass cannot be replaced. You must show valid photo identification with the pass. A digital pass saved to your phone works right away. A physical pass ordered by mail can take up to three weeks to arrive. The America the Beautiful pass guide covers each type.

Skip both passes if you plan one Glacier trip and no other federal sites, because a single standard pass costs less. If Glacier changes its rates, the break-even visit counts above shift, so rerun the math with the current numbers on the Glacier fees page.

Nonresident Fee for Visitors from Outside the United States

Each visitor from outside the United States aged 16 and older pays a $100 nonresident fee on top of the standard entrance fee. The fee is waived for visitors admitted with an Annual or America the Beautiful pass. It also applies to nonresidents traveling with commercial tour groups, concessioner tours and groups under a commercial use authorization.

The Glacier Annual pass is sold to United States citizens and residents. That leaves the Non-Resident Annual America the Beautiful pass, at $250, as the multi-visit option for international visitors.

The better choice depends on how many adults travel together. Nonresident fees alone come to $200 for two adults and $300 for three, before the vehicle fee is added.

• A solo traveler or a couple visiting only Glacier pays less with the nonresident fee plus a standard vehicle pass.
• A group of three or more adults pays less with the Non-Resident pass, since its price sits below the nonresident fees alone.
• A trip that adds other federal sites tips the math further toward the Non-Resident pass.

Before you buy, read how the waiver applies to each adult in your car on Glacier's fees page.

Cards Only and Vehicle Reservations in 2026

Glacier does not accept cash, so every entrance fee and pass purchase needs a card. Keep a credit or debit card within reach before you pull up to the entrance.

Glacier has required no vehicle reservations in any area of the park in 2026. Check the vehicle reservations page before a trip.

Logan Pass parking and the Going-to-the-Sun Road shuttle are separate topics. The guide to vehicle reservations and Logan Pass covers both.

Night Sky Visits and the Glacier National Park Entrance Fee

Glacier charges the same entrance fee after dark as at midday. A weekly pass bought for a day hike also covers a return drive for stargazing later that week. The guide to the best time to visit Glacier helps you match your dates to the season you want.

At Dark Light Collection, we are building glass pyramids on private land within 15 minutes of Glacier's West Entrance, opening in 2027. Each one is designed with a personal deck telescope and a king bed positioned for sky-gazing, and the Glacier location page shows what is planned. Before your trip, compare the Glacier National Park entrance fee with the Annual pass using the rates on Glacier's fees page, then buy the pass that fits your dates.