Want to explore in person? The parks below offer opportunities to experience the outdoors by horseback. Before you go, check out the trip-planning guide and camping safety tips to help make your fun adventure a safe one too!
Ready to go? Get your pass! The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series includes several passes that cover entrance fees at national parks.
Horse Camping
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Badlands National Park
- Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Grand Teton National Park
- Great Basin National Park
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- North Cascades National Park
- Olympic National Park
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
- Yellowstone National Park
Horseback Riding
- Acadia National Park
- Arches National Park
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Badlands National Park
- Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
- California National Historic Trail
- Canaveral National Seashore
- Canyonlands National Park
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Catoctin Mountain Park
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Curecanti National Recreation Area
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
- First State National Monument
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Glacier National Park
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Grand Teton National Park
- Great Basin National Park
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Little River Canyon National Preserve
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
- Morristown National Historical Park
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
- New River Gorge National River
- North Cascades National Park
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
- Pea Ridge National Military Park
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Rock Creek Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- Shenandoah National Park
- Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
- Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
- Wind Cave National Park
- Yosemite National Park
America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes
The America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series includes different options of interagency passes that provide access to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas across the United States.
Passes cover:
- entrance fees at National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife sites
- standard amenity fees (day-use fees) at Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, US Forest Service, and US Army Corps of Engineers sites
In general, passes cover the above types of fees for everyone in a personal vehicle at per-vehicle fee areas or up to four adults at sites that charge per person. Children ages 15 or under are admitted free. Two lifetime passes (Senior and Access) provide additional benefits, such as a 50-percent discount on camping at some sites. Always check with individual sites for details.
Interagency passes include:
- Annual Pass: $80
- Annual Military Pass: Free*
- Lifetime Military Pass: Free*
- Annual Fourth Grade Pass for US students in fourth grade: Free
- Annual Senior Pass: $20
- Lifetime Senior Pass: $80
- Lifetime Access Pass: Free
- Annual Volunteer Pass: Free (250 hours of volunteer service at any of the six participating federal agencies is required)
*A free Annual Military Pass is available for current US military members and their dependents. A free Lifetime Military Pass is available for Gold Star Families and US military veterans. Find detailed information about this new program, including who qualifies, acceptable forms of identification, and how to download a Gold Star Family voucher.
Last updated: November 27, 2023
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