Best trails in Gateway Arch National Park
Gateway Arch National Park, formerly known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, was created to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase, the westward movement of American explorers and pioneers, the first civil government west of the Mississippi River, and the debate over slavery raised by the Dred Scott case.
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Visitor info
If you wish to browse in the Museum and Visitor Center, there is no entrance fee. When park visitors 16 and up buy tram or movie tickets, $3.00 of their ticket price goes to the National Park Service (entrance fee). Therefore, if visitors have an America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, they do not have to pay that $3.00 fee and they effectively get a $3.00 "discount" on the tram ride to the top and the documentary movie. Each passholder can purchase up to four discounted tickets. The museum under the Gateway Arch is always free for all visitors and does not require any tickets. Entrance to the Old Courthouse is also free and does not require any tickets.
Prices vary by date of visit.
Begin your tour with an interactive pre-boarding experience featuring 60s-inspired animation and Gateway Arch trivia. Then, be transported 630 feet to the top of Arch for exhilarating views. Please allow 45 - 60 minutes for your Tram Ride to the Top experience.
Adult (16 and up): Starting at $15
Child (3-15): Starting at $11
Infant (2 and under): FREE
Park Pass Holder: Starting at $12
Tickets available at www.gatewayarch.com
No entrance pass required on these days:
Monday, January 20 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saturday, April 19 — First day of National Park Week
Thursday, June 19 — Juneteenth National Independence Day
Monday, August 4 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Saturday, September 27 — National Public Lands Day
Tuesday, November 11 — Veterans Day
Join millions of people who enjoy our National Parks with the "America the Beautiful" National Park & Federal Recreational Lands Pass, otherwise known as the Interagency Annual Pass. The pass is valid for a year's worth of visits from the month of purchase at more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the country.
The Interagency Access Pass is accepted here.
The visitor center and most of the first floor of the Old Courthouse are wheelchair accessible, but the top of the Gateway Arch and upper floors of the courthouse are only accessible by stairs.
Additional information about accessibility at Gateway Arch National Park can be found on their website: https://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/accessibility2.htm
The visitor center and most of the first floor of the Old Courthouse are wheelchair accessible, but the top of the Gateway Arch and upper floors of the courthouse can only be reached by stairs.
Service animals must be on-leash throughout the park.
Trail reviews for Gateway Arch National Park
Walk around the Gateway Arch Park grounds; about 1/2 shade, 1/2 sun. Water fountains available; bathrooms inside free-admission Gateway Arch museum. Close by is the recently renovated Old Courthouse - worth stopping in. Street parking in downtown St Louis is free on Sundays.
Easy stroll around the Gateway arch. Short and well maintained trail.
Beautiful morning walk around the St. Louis Gateway Arch!