Fees & Passes

Key Information

1. Parking/transportation fees are possible

   You may need to pay for parking, or for a shuttle, ferry, or other transportation while visiting the park.

   More about parking/transportation fees

2025 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

Come experience the national parks! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone (other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply). Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates:

• Thursday, January 9 — National Day of Mourning for President James Earl Carter Jr.
• Monday, January 20 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Saturday, April 19 — First Day of National Park Week
• Thursday, June 19 — Juneteenth National Independence Day
• Monday, August 4 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
• Saturday, September 27 — National Public Lands Day
• Tuesday, November 11 — Veterans Day

 

 

Entrance and Transportation Fees

There is no fee charged by the National Park Service to enter Fire Island National Seashore sites, but plan to pay parking and/or transportation fees charged by adjacent parks or ferry companies to get to most parts of Fire Island.

Parking fees may apply at nearby state or county parks that allow access on foot to National Seashore lands. See their websites below for more information on parking fees.

Robert Moses State Park - adjacent to the Fire Island Lighthouse
Smith Point County Park - adjacent to the Otis Pike Wilderness

Ferry companies that transport passengers to National Seashore sites also charge fees. See their websites below for more information.

Davis Park Ferry - service to Watch Hill from the Patchogue Ferry Terminal
Sayville Ferry Service - service to Sailors Haven from Sayville, New York.

National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Passes

Fire Island National Seashore issues only Access, Annual Military, and Veteran Military Interagency Passes. These passes may be obtained with proper documentation at Fire Island National Seashore's Wilderness Visitor Center adjacent to Smith Point County Park. Annual, Annual Senior, Lifetime Senior, and Every Kid Outdoors passes are NOT available at the Wilderness Visitor Center.

Find a nearby site to purchase passes: Places to Get Interagency Passes

Learn more about the Interagency Pass Program and obtain passes online: USGS Store - Recreational Passes

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