Grand Teton entrance fees: the whole stack in one place
What you are actually paying for
This site is called what it is called because that is what people search for, and the first thing I owe you is that there is no such product. Nobody issues a Grand Teton ticket. What exists is an entrance pass, and on the standard one the unit is the vehicle rather than the person: one car, everyone in it, seven days. That is why a family of five pays the same at the booth as a couple, and why anyone selling you a numbered ticket for a date and a time is selling you something else — usually a tour, which is a separate purchase entirely.
The four ways in, priced
| How you arrive | What it costs | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|
| Private vehicle | $35 | Seven days |
| Motorcycle | $30 | Seven days |
| On foot, bicycle or skis, age 16+ | $20 per person | Seven days |
| Under 16, any way you arrive | Free | — |
| Grand Teton annual pass | $70 | A year, through the month of purchase |
The annual pass is the one people talk themselves out of and then regret. It covers the holder and passengers in a private vehicle, and it costs the same as two vehicle passes with a little left over. If there is any chance of a second trip inside twelve months — and in Jackson there usually is, because people come back for a season they missed — the sums are not close.
Seven days, and what that buys you
The vehicle pass does not expire when you leave. You can drive out to Jackson for dinner and come back the next morning on the same pass, all week. What it does not do is stretch to the park next door: Grand Teton and Yellowstone share a boundary and they still charge separately, which is the single most expensive assumption visitors make. I have written that out on the two-park page.
The part that has changed
Since 1 January 2026 there is a second layer for anyone who is not a US resident: a per-person surcharge on top of the entrance fee, assessed against photo ID, at Grand Teton and ten other parks. It is the single most important thing on this site for a visitor flying in, and it is the reason this page exists in more than one language. The whole of it — who pays, how it is checked, and why a tour advertising park entry does not cover it — is on the surcharge page. If it applies to you, read the pass arithmetic before you pay anything at a gate.
Fee-free days
There are eight of them in 2026, including Presidents Day, Memorial Day, the Independence Day weekend and Veterans Day. They are real and they are worth knowing about, though I would not build a trip around one: the days that waive the entrance fee are also the days that fill the pullouts, and the animals do not care about the calendar. If your dates are fixed anyway and one of those falls inside them, take the saving and enjoy it.
Card only, and where you pay
The park does not take cash. Cards work at the entrance stations, at the permits desks in the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center and the Colter Bay Visitor Center, and online before you travel. Which of those makes sense for you depends on where you are coming from and whether you need a pass in hand at a gate, and I have set the options out on where to buy.
The entrance fee and a tour price are two different bills, and only one of the six tours here has the first one inside the second. Add the gate cost to every sticker price before you compare them, or you are comparing the wrong numbers.
What a tour costs on top
Five of the six guided tours from Jackson leave park entry out of the price. The exception is the small-group eco safari, which carries the vehicle fee inside its $215 starting price — and even that covers the vehicle rather than a non-resident’s personal surcharge. The full catalogue with that column filled in is on the comparison page.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to get into Grand Teton National Park?
A private vehicle is $35 and the pass is good for seven days; a motorcycle is $30; arriving on foot, by bicycle or on skis is $20 per person aged 16 and over, and free under 16. A Grand Teton annual pass is $70. Non-US residents pay a per-person surcharge on top — see the surcharge page.
Is the Grand Teton entrance fee per person or per car?
Per car, if you arrive in one. The $35 vehicle pass covers everybody inside it for seven days, which is why a family pays the same as a couple. The per-person rate only applies if you walk, cycle or ski in. The non-resident surcharge, by contrast, is charged per head.
Can I pay the entrance fee in cash?
No. The park is card only, at the entrance stations and at the visitor center permits desks alike. That catches out more people than any other line on this page — more on where and how to buy.
Does the Grand Teton pass cover Yellowstone?
It does not. They share a boundary and they charge separately, so a two-park trip means paying twice unless you hold an annual pass that covers both.