Fees & Passes

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• We are required to check ID with all passes. Please have your ID out and ready with your pass when you enter the park.
• Entrance stations accept cash, checks, and credit card payments. We prefer credit card payment to help keep costs down in order to retain more fee money for important park projects.
• Please double check that you have your pass prior to making the trip out.

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Overview of entrance requirements

All visitors MUST have

• Entrance Pass

  Required for all visitors*

* May not apply in some cases. See details below.

Entrance Passes

Interagency Passes

FREE–$80.00

The America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series is your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the United States. entrance fees at lands managed by the National Park Service and US Fish & Wildlife Service and also standard amenity fees (day use fees) at lands managed by the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and US Army Corps of Engineers.

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Standard Entrance Pass

$15.00–$25.00

Lake Mead National Recreation Area has entrance and lake use fees. Lake Mead passes can be purchased online or at one of our entrance stations. You may also purchase passes by printing out a mail-in form.

Private Vehicle

$25.00

Admits a private non-commercial vehicle for 1-7 days.

Motorcycle

$20.00

Admits a motorcycle for 1-7 days.

Per Person

$15.00

Admits a single individual walking/bicycling for 1-7 days.

For Organizations & Businesses

Education/Academic Group

$0.00

Admits education/academic groups as long as a fee waiver form is filled out and approved.

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Non-commercial Group (16+ persons)

$15.00

Admits vehicles at the per person rate for groups using vehicles for 12 or more people. The $15 cost is per person ages 16+, not to exceed the flat rate paid commercial tours for same type of vehicle.

Commercial Sedan (1-6 seats)

$25.00

Admits a sedan of 1-6 people.

Commercial Van (7-15 seats)

$50.00

Admits a van of 7-16 persons.

Commercial Mini-bus (16-25 seats)

$60.00

Admits a mini-bus of 16-25 persons.

Commercial Motor Coach (26+ seats)

$150.00

Admits a motor coach of 26+ persons.

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Annual Entrance - Park

$45.00

This pass admits the passholder(s) only into Lake Mead National Recreation Area AND NOT other federal lands. The interagency passes allow access to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites. Admits passholder and occupants of a single, private non-commercial vehicle. In cases where per person fees are charged, pass is valid for the passholder + 3 adults.1 year from month of purchase. Good through 1 year from month of purchase.

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2023 Fee-free Days

No entrance pass required on these days:

• Monday, January 16 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Saturday, April 22 — First Day of National Park Week
• Friday, August 4 — The Great American Outdoors Act
• Saturday, September 23 — National Public Lands Day
• Saturday, November 11 — Veterans Day

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All park visitors are required to purchase a recreational use pass upon entering Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Additionally, the park charges lake use fees. Lake Mead passes can be purchased online, at one of our entrance stations, or by printing out a mail-in form.

• Entrance station locations are:
• Boulder Beach
• Lake Mead Boulevard
• Lake Mead Parkway
• Cottonwood Cove
• Temple Bar (CLOSED)
• Northshore Road (CLOSED)
• Willow Beach
• Katherine Landing
• Lake Mead Headquarters Building.

Note: entrance passes are NOT SOLD at the Alan Bible Visitor Center.

Current pass holders can enter the park through the far right-hand lane of the entrance station. Lake Mead charges entry fees per vehicle, so if there is a pass present in the private vehicle, that pass can be used for the whole vehicle entrance fee.

Per person fees are only charged for certain commercial or group entry or cases in which a person is not in a motorized vehicle (walking, biking, etc). In the event a party is walking together, passes are valid for the passholder + 3 persons age 16 or older. Any individual entering the park under the age of 16 is admitted for free.

 

Vessel and Camping Fees

Vessel Fees	Price	Duration
Annual Vessel Sticker	$50 per vessel $25 Senior/Access	1 calendar year
Daily Vessel	$16 per vessel $8 Senior/Access	7 consecutive days
Camping Fees	Price	Duration
Visit the campgrounds page to learn about regular and group camping fees.

 

Other Fees

Hunting & Fishing Licenses

Hunting and fishing is regulated by the states. For more detailed informaiton about fishing license and information please visit our Fishing Page. For more detailed information about a hunting license please visit our Hunting Page.

Boating & Watercraft Fees

Boaters can purchase a Lake Mead Annual Vessel Pass for $50 for their motorized vessel or $16 for a 1- to 7-day pass. Non-motorized vessels do not require a Lake Mead Vessel Pass.
Purchase Annual Boat Pass Online

In addition to other passes and fees that apply to Lake Mead charged by the NPS, the Nevada Department of Wildlife charges for an Invasive Species pass. More information on this pass can be found below:
Apply & Buy - Nevada Boating (ndow.org)

Commercial Tour Category

The implementation of standardized Road-based Commercial Tour (RBCT) CUAs and fees is DELAYED. This decision also delays implementation of increased commercial entrance fees. Parks with existing RBCT CUA requirements may continue to issue and manage CUAs according to existing practices including charging appropriate fees.

To apply for a CUA, email [e-mail].

Other Service Fees

While in the park our official concessioner offer additional opportunities and services for additional fees and costs. Please visit our Directory of Concessioners for more information.