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Dozens of guests are taking photos and looking out the windows at the top of the Gateway Arch.
April 22, 2023
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Fee-Free Day: Start of National Park Week

Join the National Park Service (NPS) in celebrating America’s national parks during National Park Week, April 22-30, 2023!

On NPS fee-free days, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will waive the fee. At Gateway Arch National Park, the $3 NPS entrance fee that is included in each adult Tram Ride to the Top ticket and adult Documentary Movie ticket will be waived on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2023. Click here to buy tickets for your visit.

Gateway Arch National Park Rangers will discuss the daily National Park Week themes at 2:15 p.m. each day (April 22-30) inside the Visitor Center under the Gateway Arch.

CLICK HERE to see what else is happening at Gateway Arch National Park during National Park Week

LEARN MORE ABOUT NATIONAL PARK WEEK

This year’s National Park Week theme is “Your Park Story.” The National Park Service is encouraging NPS staff and the public to share “your park story” highlighting your special connections with places in national parks or to NPS programs and partners. See NPS staff stories on social media by searching #YourParkStory and share your own using #MyParkStory. Sharing a story about Gateway Arch National Park? Tag @gatewaywarchnps on Instagram or @GatewayArchNationalPark on Facebook.

Need help sharing your park story? Each day of National Park week has a theme. Share your park story about…

  • connection on Saturday, April 22
  • discovery on Sunday, April 23
  • accomplishment on Monday, April 24
  • tradition on Tuesday, April 25
  • gratitude on Wednesday, April 26
  • ingenuity on Thursday, April 27
  • inspiration on Friday, April 28
  • fun on Saturday, April 29
  • love on Sunday, April 30

Learn more about each day’s them at nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/national-park-week.

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