Active Duty Military: Free Annual Pass to National Parks Starting 5/19 ($80 Value!)
As a way of saying thank you to those who are serving our country, all Active Duty Military Members will be able to snag a FREE Annual Pass to National Parks (an $80 value!) beginning tomorrow, May 19th (which is Armed Forces Day). All Active Duty men and women – Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and activated National Guard and Reserves – can get their pass at any national park or wildlife refuge that charges an entrance fee by showing their military ID. Each family member will also be able to obtain their own pass even if the service member is deployed or if they are traveling separately.
The Annual Park Pass which is valid for one full year will provide access to National Park Service Parks, US Fish & Wildlife Service Lands, Bureau of Reclamation Lands, Bureau of Land Management Lands, US Forest Service Locations, and US Army Corps sites. Where there are entrance fees, the pass covers the owner and accompanying passengers in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle at recreation sites that charge per vehicle. At sites where per-person entrance fees are charged, it covers the pass owner and three accompanying adults age 16 and older. There is no entry fee for children 15 and under.
Head on over to the National Parks Facebook page for more information, or click here for more information.
Important Note: While the pass is not available to veterans and retirees, many of these individuals are eligible for other discounted passes, such as the Senior Pass, granting lifetime access to U.S. citizens over 62 for $10, and the Access Pass granting free lifetime access for permanently disabled U.S. citizens.
(Thanks, Thrifty NW Mom and Military Wives Saving!)
Yay! That’s something to be excited about. Hubby came back last year from deployment but will be gone again next month…
We’re nowhere near a base or commissary so I do appreciate occasional treats like this!
it’s off topic but i just want let everyone that i got prize win notification from dr Oz last giveaway
what did u win? did u get one email for each prize?
Thanks for letting us know Collin! Hubby is coming back from his third deployment and it will be a nice surprise for him!
we were going to go buy a pass into lake mead (we are stationed at nellis afb in las vegas, nv) and lake mead is on the list. great! thanks.
Red Rock is also a park you can use the pass for. 🙂
This is great! Our pass for Joshua Tree expires this month! Talk about perfect timing! I was going to buy one on the first. Thanks so much for posting this.
They ran out of passes when I tried to get one today.