2025 national park reservations
This year, 8 National Parks will require reservations IN ADDITION to a National Park Entrance Pass. 1 additional park (Rainier) also may require this, but it’s still TBD.
I pulled the info below straight from recreation.gov on Jan 15, 2025. Check back at recreation.gov for the most up-to-date info.
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ACADIA
📍Cadillac Summit Road
📆 May 21 - Oct 26
⏰ between 7am - 4pm
🎟️ Reservations open:
90 days in advance
2 days in advance at 10am ET
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ARCHES
📆 April 1 - Oct 31
⏰ between 7am - 4pm
❌ except from July 7 to Aug. 27
🎟️ Reservations open:
*April, May, & June reservations: Jan 2 at 8am MST
July 1-6 reservations: Feb 1 at 8am MST
Aug 28-31 reservations: March 1 at 8am MST
Sept reservations: April 1 at 8am MDT
Oct reservations: May 1 at 8am MDT
*Starting March 31st, an additional batch of tickets will be released at 7 pm MDT for park visits the next day.
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GLACIER
📍 Going-to-the-Sun Road & North Fork
📆 June 13 - Sept 28
⏰ 7am - 3pm
🎟️ Reservations open:
120 days in advance, starting on Feb 12, at 8am MST on a daily rolling basis
Additional reservations will open at 7pm MDT for next-day entry starting June 12, 2025
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HALEAKALĀ
📆 Everyday for for sunrise
⏰ between 3am - 7am
🎟️ Reservations open:
60 days in advance at 7am HST
2 days in advance at 7am HST
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RAINIER (TBD)
Last year, reservations were needed from 7am -3pm from May 24 - Sep 2 for the Paradise Corridor, and July 3 to Sept 2 for the Sunrise Corridor. The park is still evaluating and has not announced plans for 2025 yet.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN
📍 Bear Lake Corridor:
📆 May 23 - Oct 20
⏰ between 5am - 6pm
📍 rest of the park:
📆 May 23 - Oct 14
⏰ between 9am - 2pm
🎟️ Reservations open:
May 23 - June 30 reservations: May 1 at 8am MDT
July reservations: June 1 at 8am MDT
August reservations: July 1 at 8am MDT
Sept reservations: Aug 1 at 8am MDT
Oct reservations: Sept 1 at 8am MDT
* additional reservations open at 7pm MDT the day before your visit
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SHENANDOAH
You don’t need a reservation to enter the park. But you do need a reservation to hike any of the routes up Old Rag peak.
📆 March 1 - Nov 30
⏰ 24 hours a day
🎟️ Reservations open:
30 days in advance
5 days in advance
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YOSEMITE
📆 Feb 8-9, Feb 15-17, and Feb 22-23
⏰ 24 hours
🎟️ Reservations open:
2 days prior at 8am PST
They will announce details on plans for managing visitor access in summer 2025 soon.
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ZION
You don’t need a reservation to enter the park. But you do need one to hike Angel’s Landing.
🎟️ Reservations open:
March 1 - May 31 reservations: you can apply for the lottery right now until Jan 20
June 1 - Aug 31 reservations: lottery open April 1 - April 20
Sept 1 - Nov 30 reservations: lottery open July 1 -July 20
Dec 1 - Feb 28, 2026 reservations: lottery open Oct 1 - Oct 20
* Feb 28 - May 30 reservations: You can apply to the lottery the day before your hike from 12:01am - 3pm MT