Start Planning Your 2025 Trip to Gateway Arch National Park

ST. LOUIS (Jan. 13, 2025) — 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.

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! As you begin planning your
trip to Gateway Arch National Park, visit our website to find information on upcoming events
and programs. Visitors can also refer to the NPS Trip Planning Guide as they prepare for their
next visit.

ARCH VISITOR REMINDERS
Visitors should arrive at the Arch at least 30 minutes ahead of their scheduled tram time and enter the
monument at the Arch entrance plaza, which faces Fourth Street and the Old Courthouse. The Arch legs are
exits only. Entry to the Arch Visitor Center and the Museum at the Gateway Arch is always free. All visitors
must pass through an airport-style security checkpoint to get to the lower levels of the Arch facility.
The Tram Ride to the Top of the Arch sells out early and often. Visitors are strongly encouraged to purchase
tram ride tickets in advance at gatewayarch.com/buy-tickets. For more information, visit nps.gov/jeff or
gatewayarch.com, or call 877-982-1410.

Arch parking is available at the Stadium East Garage, located at 200 S. Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102, for a
fee. Visit iparkit.com/TheArch to pre-purchase parking with no validation required. If parking is not
pre-purchased, validation is required by scanning/stamping a parking ticket at one of two validators located
inside the Arch Visitor Center. Discounted parking is not available on St. Louis Cardinals’ home game days
without pre-purchasing by 11:59 p.m. on the date prior to the game. With each parking purchase at the Stadium
East Garage, $1 will support ongoing conservation and preservation efforts, educational opportunities and
community programs at Gateway Arch National Park through Gateway Arch Park Foundation.
Metered street parking is also located near Gateway Arch National Park.

ABOUT GATEWAY ARCH NATIONAL PARK: Gateway Arch National Park, one of America’s 420+
national parks, commemorates Thomas Jefferson’s vision of a unified continental nation and St. Louis’ role as
the gateway to the American West during the 19th century. The park also preserves the Old Courthouse, the
site of the first two trials of the pivotal Dred Scott v. Sandford case. The park includes the Gateway Arch, the
Arch grounds and the Old Courthouse, located on the riverfront in downtown St. Louis. Admission to the
Museum at the Gateway Arch is free, and most programs are free of charge and open to the public. Many
programs and events at the park benefit from the generous support from park partners Gateway Arch Park
Foundation, Jefferson National Parks Association and Bi-State Development. The Gateway Arch is open daily
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the regular season and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the summer season. The Old
Courthouse is currently closed. The park is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For
more information about Gateway Arch National Park, visit NPS.gov/jeff.