Parks Passes: Currently out of stock
Current ways to gain access to Alberta Parks:
- Banff National Park offers a short-term Indigenous access pass (valid for 6 months) upon request from any Banff National Park gate, kiosk or visitor centre;
- As always, daily free entry is available for all sites at entry points and gates, based on self-identification
Indigenous Peoples Open Doors Program
The Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta and Parks Canada (PCA) are proud to offer a free, custom Park Pass available to Citizens of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government. By providing free access to national parks and historic sites, the partnership encourages Indigenous peoples’ reconnection with these heritage places.
The partnership began in 2018 with the signing of Memorandum of Understanding, allowing MNA citizens access to the Indigenous Peoples Open Doors Program. Immediately following the signing, Métis citizens could access parks for free by showing their MNA card. In Summer 2021 the program expanded to offer a 5-Year Entry Pass. These custom passes can be displayed in cars and ID is no longer required to enter the parks.
Citizens without passes can still show their Citizenship Card for free daily entry.
Locations
NATIONAL PARKS
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES
- Banff Park Museum National Historic Site
- Bar-U Ranch National Historic Site
- Cave and Basin National Historic Site
- Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES WITHIN NATIONAL PARKS
- Athabasca Pass National Historic Site (within Jasper National Park)
- First Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Site (within Waterton Lakes National Park)
- Howse Pass National Historic Site (within Banff National Park)
- Jasper House National Historic Site (within Jasper National Park)
- Jasper Park Information Centre National Historic Site (within Jasper National Park)
- Maligne Lake Chalet and Guest House National Historic Site (within Jasper National
Park) - Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station National Historic Site (within Banff National
Park) - Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site (within Jasper National Park)
NATIONAL PARK OR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES WITH NO ENTRY FEES
- Frog Lake National Historic Site – self-guided site
- Wood Buffalo National Park
*A note on Kananaskis Country Passes
The MNA Parks Pass does not provide access to provincial parks like Kananaskis Country. It only applies to national parks and historic sites within Alberta.
In 2021 the Alberta government introduced the Kananaskis Conservation Pass. Vehicles parked at provincial park and public land sites in Kananaskis Country and the Bow Valley need a Conservation Pass. Buy your Kananaskis Country Conservation Pass here.