As of last Sunday, the park is now charging $10 per person to enter the park instead of $20 per vehicle. So for visitors who arrive alone the cost will be half of what it is was. For couples, it will remain the same. But for families and other visitors with passengers aged 16 and up, it will cost more, perhaps a lot more.
The per vehicle fee was changed because the park does not collect the fee at an entrance station like most national parks. Most entrance fees are collected when visitors make their bus and campsite reservations. Others voluntarily pay at the Denali Visitor Center or Murie Science and Learning Center.
The park will continue to honor the Interagency (IA) Federal Recreational Passes such as the Annual, Senior, and Access Pass, and the Denali Annual Pass. These passes all provide entry for the cardholder and up to three other adults, and they are all sold year-round at Denali National Park.
