National parks requiring reservations in 2025
Located in Acadia National Park, Bass Harbor Lighthouse is situated on top of a rocky cliff on the southwestern area of Mount Desert Island. Credit: Colleen Thomas
Some of the country’s most popular national parks and monuments will require reservations to visit in 2025.
Continuing a practice put in place in recent years to control overcrowding, the NPS.gov website has identified 17 national parks for which reservations will be needed in the coming year.
Several well-known and popular national parks are included among those requiring advance booking such as Acadia National Park, Arches National Park, and Carlsbad Caverns National Park. New York’s Statue of Liberty is also among the parks that will require reservations over the coming months, as is the Washington Monument.
The reservation system involves providing visitors with a timed entry to the park, which must be reserved in advance. For the most popular parks, reservations often need to be made months in advance. Specific requirements however, vary by park.
“Most of the sites managed by the National Park Service are free to visit, but some require an entrance pass. You may also need a reservation at a few high-traffic sites,” says NPS.gov.
The NPS website recommends making reservations for any national parks or monuments that require them well in advance.
National parks requiring a reservation in 2025:
Acadia National Park
Adams National Historical Park
Arches National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Ford's Theatre
Fort Matanzas National Monument
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Gateway Arch National Park
Haleakalā National Park
Independence National Historical Park
Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Washington Monument
