Fees & Passes

Free

No entrance pass required

An entrance pass is not required to access Rainbow Bridge National Monument.

Other National Park Service sites may require an entrance pass or fee. Depending on your trip plans, an interagency pass may save you money.

2024 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:

• Monday, January 15 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Saturday, April 20 — First Day of National Park Week
• Wednesday, June 19 — Juneteenth
• Sunday, August 4 — The Great American Outdoors Act
• Saturday, September 28 — National Public Lands Day
• Monday, November 11 — Veterans Day

 

Other Fees and Permits Needed

Since access to Rainbow Bridge is limited, you may have to pay a separate entrance fee or permit in order to get there.

There is an entrance fee for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, from which visitors can access Rainbow Bridge by boat.

Permits are required from the Navajo Nation for those wishing to backpack to Rainbow Bridge.