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  • Standard Ticketing Alert: Enter the monument through the Gateway Arch Visitor Center, which faces Fourth Street and the Old Courthouse. The Gateway Arch legs are exits only. Please allow at least 30 minutes to go through security. Tickets sell out early and often, advance reservations are strongly recommended.

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Visitors walking into the visitor center at Gateway Arch National Park on a gorgeous sunny day
November 11
Event Series Event Series: National Park Service Fee-Free Day

National Park Service Fee-Free Day

For six days in 2025, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. On these fee-free days, Gateway Arch National Park will waive the $3 entrance fee included in the price of adult Tram Ride to the Top tickets and adult Documentary Movie tickets. Click here to purchase tickets.

The six National Park Service entrance fee-free days for 2025 are:

  • Monday, Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Saturday, April 19: Start of National Park Week
  • Thursday, June 19: Juneteenth
  • Monday, Aug. 4: Great American Outdoors Act Signing Day
  • Saturday, Sept. 27: National Public Lands Day
  • Tuesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day

“On these six days, visitors to Gateway Arch National Park will receive a discounted price on the Tram Ride to the Top and the Documentary Movie,” said Pam Sanfilippo, Program Manager of Museum Services and Interpretation. “Between exploring the 91-acre park grounds, visiting our always-free museum at the Gateway Arch, traveling back in time via our Virtual Reality Theater, shopping at the Arch Store or dining at the Arch Café, there is something for everyone to enjoy.”

Mark your calendar and get ready for a year of adventure in 2025! Follow us on social media and visit nps.gov/jeff for schedule of events, announcements, suggested itineraries and informative articles highlighting Gateway Arch National Park. Visitors can also refer to the NPS Trip Planning Guide as they prepare for their next visit.