Is there an entrance fee at Clara Barton National Historic Site?

NPS lists the site as fee-free, so no entrance fee is listed.

When are tours offered?

NPS lists guided tours on Fridays and Saturdays. The first starts at 1:00 pm and the last at 4:00 pm.

Where pets are allowed, NPS requires them to be crated, caged or leashed at six feet or less, and they are not allowed in public buildings. Each park can close more areas to pets.

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Clara Barton National Historic Site: fees, hours, camping and when to visit

Updated October 30, 2026. Based on National Park Service data. Published by Humblebee.

Entrance fee: None^[1]
Busiest month (2025): August^[2]
Recreation visits, 2025: 11,309^[3]

Clara Barton National Historic Site is a National Park System unit in Maryland^[4]. NPS lists it as fee-free, so there is no entrance fee^[1].

Entrance fees and passes

The National Park Service lists no entrance fee for Clara Barton National Historic Site^[1]. Some tours, campgrounds or permits inside a park can still have their own fees.

When to visit and hours

NPS lists guided tours of the unfurnished first floor on Fridays and Saturdays^[5]. Start times are 1:00 pm, then each hour through 4:00 pm^[5]. The site is listed as closed on Sundays, plus December 25 and January 1^[5]. For weather, NPS points to the Washington, D.C. area^[6]. In 2025 the busiest month was August with 1,707 recreation visits, and the quietest was December with 45^[2]. The park counted 11,309 recreation visits in 2025^[3].

Recreation visits counted by the National Park Service in each month of 2025. The busiest month, August, is highlighted^[2].

Show visits by month

Month, 2025	Recreation visits
January	927
February	565
March	1,040
April	883
May	1,576
June	1,574
July	1,112
August	1,707
September	1,572
October	233
November	75
December	45

Show visits by year

Year	Recreation visits
2022^[3]	673
2023^[3]	4,223
2024^[3]	13,334
2025^[3]	11,309

Pets and dogs

Under the national NPS pet rule, pets must be crated, caged or on a leash of six feet or less where they are allowed, and they are not allowed in public buildings^[7]. NPS notes pets are permitted on the one thing to do it lists here, but each park can close more areas to pets^[8]^[7].

Before you go

Tours are the way to see the first floor, so plan around the Friday and Saturday times NPS lists^[5].
There is no entrance fee listed^[1].
Confirm hours on the official park page before you go^[5].

Questions people ask

Is there an entrance fee at Clara Barton National Historic Site?: NPS lists the site as fee-free, so no entrance fee is listed^[1].
When are tours offered?: NPS lists guided tours on Fridays and Saturdays^[5]. The first starts at 1:00 pm and the last at 4:00 pm^[5].
What is the busiest month?: In 2025 the busiest month was August, with 1,707 recreation visits^[2].
Are dogs allowed?: Where pets are allowed, NPS requires them to be crated, caged or leashed at six feet or less, and they are not allowed in public buildings^[7]. Each park can close more areas to pets^[7].

Facts and sources

NPS lists Clara Barton National Historic Site as a fee-free park: there is no entrance fee. National Park Service
NPS recreation visits by month, 2025 (chart on this page). NPS Visitor Use Statistics
NPS recreation visits per year: 2022: 673, 2023: 4,223, 2024: 13,334, 2025: 11,309. NPS Visitor Use Statistics
Clara Barton National Historic Site is a unit of the U.S. National Park System (designation: National Historic Site) in Maryland. National Park Service
Operating hours, Clara Barton National Historic Site: The unfurnished first floor of the Clara Barton National Historic Site is open for public visitation Fridays and Saturdays by guided tours at 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00pm, and 4:00 pm. Closed Sun. Dec. 25 &... National Park Service
NPS weather and seasons overview for Clara Barton National Historic Site. National Park Service
National Park Service rule 36 CFR 2.15: where pets are allowed they must be crated, caged or on a leash no longer than six feet at all times, and pets are not allowed in public buildings, on public transportation or on designated swimming beaches (service... eCFR, 36 CFR 2.15
NPS lists 1 things to do at Clara Barton National Historic Site: Clara Barton National Historic Site. Pets permitted on 1 of them (Clara Barton National Historic Site). National Park Service

Fees and hours are what NPS lists in its data at the snapshot date. They change: tell readers to confirm on the official park page before a trip. Visits are NPS recreation visits (counted entries, not unique people). Use them only for this park's own months and years, never to rank parks. Campground list and site counts come from NPS and Recreation.gov records. Count fields can differ slightly between the two. The pet rule is the national baseline (36 CFR 2.15). The park may close more areas to pets. Do not claim specific trails allow dogs unless a fact says so.