America Passes

From the National Park Service Website:

"America the Beautiful Passes"

A pass is your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites. Each pass covers entrance fees at national parks and national wildlife refuges as well as standard amenity fees (day use fees) at national forests and grasslands, and at lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A pass covers entrance, standard amenity fees and day use fees for a driver and all passengers in a personal vehicle at per vehicle fee areas (or up to four adults at sites that charge per person). Children age 15 or under are admitted free. 

1.) Annual Pass: 

Cost: $80 annual pass

Available for: Everyone

2.) Annual Pass for US Military:

Cost: Free annual pass

Available for: Current US Military members and dependents in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard as well as Reserve and National Guard members.

3.) 4th Grade Pass

Cost: Free

Available For: Valid for the duration of the 4th grade school year through the following summer (September-August)

4.) Senior Pass

Cost: $80 Lifetime Senior Pass or $20 Annual Senior Pass

Available for: US citizens and permanent residents aged 62 or over

5.) Access Pass: 

Cost: Free ($10 to get by mail)

Available for: US citizens and permanent residents with permanent disabilities

6.) Volunteer Pass:

Cost: Free

Available for: Volunteers with 250 service hours with federal agencies that participate in the Interagency Pass Program

^  This is a great program that gives free access to 4th graders, volunteers, the disabled and the military. For a list of where the card is accepted check out the following websites. 

https://store.usgs.gov/s3fs-public/PassIssuanceList.pdf ^

https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm