FREE National Park Annual Pass for 4th Graders & Families
Start exploring for FREE with a 4th-grade National Park pass!
Calling all parents of 4th graders! If you have a child in the 4th grade (or homeschooling equivalent) for the 2025-2026 school year, take advantage of a FREE National Parks Annual Pass!
This pass is valid through August 31st, 2026, and grants FREE access to national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and more for your 4th grader plus all children under 16 and up to three adults!
And you can use it as many times as you’d like! How awesome is that? So, if you’re planning to check out one or more of the national parks this summer, be sure to grab your pass before hitting the road!
Learn more about the Every Kid Outdoors program here.
Here is how to snag your free 2025-2026 4th-grade National Park pass…
- Head on over here and confirm your grade, and click on the ‘Play’ button.
- Next, answer a few questions and then enter your zip code
- You’ll be directed to a page to print your paper voucher
- The paper voucher can be exchanged for a more durable plastic version at certain sites.
4th-grade teachers, snag this deal for your students!
Teachers and adults who lead youth-serving organizations serving 4th graders (think homeschooling co-ops, camps, church groups, etc.) can also print FREE passes for their entire class, plus download fun activity guides.
We aren’t the only ones who love these free passes…
We used this pass this past summer and had SO MUCH FUN!! We only drove 15 hours to the Grand Canyon, but it took us 6 days to get there because we hit everything between us and it. It saved us so much money, too. I can’t wait for my daughter to hit 4th grade in a couple of years…😃
We used this last year with our 4th grader. We went to the Badlands, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and Devil’s Tower Monument. The national parks are not free and require entrance fees, so the pass for the 4th grade is an excellent opportunity.
We love this program! Fourth graders are at a wonderful age to utilize the national parks and become lifelong lovers of the outdoors and the parks.
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National parks also offer free federal land pass for active duty, gold star family, and veterans.
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/veterans-and-gold-star-families-free-access.htm
Thanks for sharing, Dina! ❤️
In addition to visiting any park or site run by the National Park Service, most have the Junior Rangers program. You go to the Ranger Station and ask for the book and they have activities for the kids to do. Younger kids have to complete fewer and older kids have to complete more. After completing the book, you take it back to the Ranger Station and the kids get their Junior Ranger Badge and they can stamp the back of them with the date of your park visit. If you want to skip the first visit to the Ranger Station, you can print them from home. It is free to do.
So fun! Thank you for sharing about the Junior Rangers Program available at some parks, Wendy! Good to know!
Thanks for this post! My child is now in 4th grade so perfect timing. Do you only get to choose one between Nature walk, time travel, and swimming? Or can we sign up for each of them?
You’re welcome, Connie! It looks like that portion may just be the “diary entry with things you’d like to see and do.” Once you get through that part, you’ll be able to grab the pass. I did find this email if you needed to reach out for further details. everykidoutdoors@nps.gov Hoping this helps! 🥰