A Full List of National Park Fees for Weddings and Elopements

Are you dreaming of having a national park wedding or elopement? Here is a list of national park fees for weddings and elopements in alphabetical order and organized by state of all the entrance fees, special use permit fees, guest allowance, and dog policies of each of the 63 national parks in the United States.

There are many things to consider, so if you haven’t checked out my general guide to weddings and elopements in national parks, go check that out and then come back to this list. If you have already read that, carry on.

Alaska

1. Denali National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs Allowed: No (only in campgrounds and on the Park Road)

2. Gates of the Arctic National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Varies
Dogs Allowed: Yes (on a leash)

3. Glacier Bay National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No

4. Katmai National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 25
Dogs: Yes, on leash – but not recommended

5. Kenai Fjords National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No

6. Kobuk Valley National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Varies
Dogs: Yes, on a leash – but recommended to leave them home.

7. Lake Clark National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes, on a leash – but recommended to leave them at home.

8. Wrangell St. Elias National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: call park for details
Dogs: Yes (only on a leash)

American Samoa

Arizona

1. National Park of American Samoa

Entrance Fee: none
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: call for details
Dogs: No

1. Grand Canyon National Park

Entrance Fee: $20 per person, $35 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $240
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on the South Rim, not below the rim)

Arizona (cont.)

2. Petrified Forest National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $25 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

3. Saguaro National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $25 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No (only in picnic areas and paved roads)

Arkansas

California

1. Hot Springs National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

1. Channel Islands National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No

California (cont.)

2. Death Valley National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $300
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails or in wilderness areas)

3. Joshua Tree National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $120
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 100
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails)

4. Kings Canyon National Park

Entrance Fee: $20 per person, $35 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No (only in parking areas and campgrounds)

5. Lassen Volcanic National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails)
not on trails)

6. Pinnacles National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $50-$250
Number of Guests Allowed: call for details
Dogs: Yes (only developed areas)

7. Redwood National and State Parks

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails)

8. Sequoia National Park

Entrance Fee: $20 per person, $35 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No (only in parking areas and campgrounds)

9. Yosemite National Park

Entrance Fee: $20 per person, $35 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $150
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails or shuttle buses)

Colorado

1. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 25
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

2. Great Sand Dunes National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $25 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

3. Mesa Verde National Park

Entrance Fee: $20 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No (only in parking areas and campgrounds)

4. Rocky Mountain National Park

Entrance Fee: $25 per person, $35 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $250
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No (only in parking areas and campgrounds)

Florida

1. Biscayne National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $150
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

2. Dry Tortugas National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No

Florida (cont.)

Hawaii

3. Everglades National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

1. Haleakalā National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $150
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No

Hawaii (cont.)

Idaho

2. Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $150
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No

1. Yellowstone National Park

(see below in Montana)

Illinois

1. Gateway Arch National Park

(see below in Missouri)

Kentucky

1. Mammoth Cave National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

Maine

1. Acadia National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

Michigan

1. Isle Royale National Park

Entrance Fee: $7 per person per day
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No

Minnesota

1. Voyageurs National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $150
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

Missouri

1. Gateway Arch National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: call for details
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

Montana

1. Glacier National Park

Entrance Fee: $20 per person, $35 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No (only in parking areas and campgrounds)

2. Yellowstone National Park

Entrance Fee: $20 per person, $35 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No (only in parking areas and campgrounds)

Nevada

1. Great Basin National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $150
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

2. Death Valley National Park

(see above in California)

New Mexico

1. Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, but not in the cave)

2. White Sands National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $25 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: call park for details
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

North Carolina

North Dakota

1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $50
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails)

1. Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $150
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

Ohio

Oregon

1. Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $50
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

1. Crater Lake National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails)

South Carolina

1. Congaree National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

South Dakota

1. Badlands National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $150
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails)

South Dakota (cont.)

Tennessee

2. Wind Cave National Park

Entrance Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $150
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not in the cave)

1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park

(see above in North Carolina)

Texas

1. Big Bend National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails)

2. Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Entrance Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails)

Utah

1. Arches National Park

Entry Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $185
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs Allowed: No

2. Bryce Canyon National Park

Entry Fee: $20 per person, $35 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs Allowed: Yes (on a leash, not on trails)

3. Canyonlands National Park

Entry Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $185
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs Allowed: No

4. Capitol Reef National Park

Entry Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash, not on trails)

Utah (cont.)

5. Zion National Park

Entry Fee: $20 per person, $35 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No

Virgin Islands

1. Virgin Islands National Park

Entry Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $25-75
Number of Guests Allowed: 20-40
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

Virginia

Washington

1. Shenandoah National Park

Entry Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $100
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

1. Mount Rainier National Park

Entry Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $60
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 60
Dogs: No

Washington (cont.)

2. North Cascades National Park

Entry Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $50
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No

3. Olympic National Park

Entry Fee: $15 per person, $30 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $50
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No (only in parking areas and campgrounds)

West Virginia

1. New River Gorge National Park

Entry Fee: None
Wedding Permit Fee: $150
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: Yes (on a leash)

Wyoming

1. Grand Teton National Park

Entry Fee: $20 per person, $35 per vehicle
Wedding Permit Fee: $200
Number of Guests Allowed: Up to 50
Dogs: No (only in parking areas and campgrounds)

2. Yellowstone National Park

(see above in Montana)

I hope this list of national park fees for weddings and elopements helps you narrow down which parks work best for you and your dream wedding.

While I did work very hard to verify this information, it is important to note that things can change. For the most up-to-date information, always check the official websites of each national park where they list the fees for weddings and elopements under special use permits.