Pay forest entry, camping, filming or grounds-hire fees in KFS forests

Kenya Forest Service · sources read 4 Oct 2026

Buy your ticket at the forest gate and pay through eCitizen. Adult day entry to a KFS forest is KSh 200 for Kenyan and EAC citizens, KSh 400 for residents and KSh 600 for non-residents, plus VAT.

Fee

KSh 200Day entry, adult, Kenya/EAC citizenKSh 50Day entry, child, Kenya/EAC citizenKSh 400Day entry, adult, residentKSh 100Day entry, child, residentKSh 600Day entry, adult, non-residentKSh 650Camping, adult, per nightKSh 100Camping, child, per nightKSh 40,000Filming rights, per dayKSh 50,000Hire of grounds, urban forest in a city, per dayKSh 30,000Hire of grounds, urban forest in a municipality, per dayKSh 15,000Hire of grounds, other forests, per day

Where

At the forest gate (Karura, Ngong Road, Arboretum, Menengai, Kakamega, Arabuko-Sokoke and other KFS forests); payment through eCitizen; bookings through the forest station