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Ready to go? Get your pass! The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series includes several passes that cover entrance fees at national parks.
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
- African American Civil War Memorial National Memorial
- Aleutian World War II National Historic Area
- American Memorial Park
- Andersonville National Historic Site
- Antietam National Battlefield
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- Badlands National Park
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Booker T Washington National Monument
- Boston National Historical Park
- Cabrillo National Monument
- California National Historic Trail
- Cape Cod National Seashore
- Capitol Hill Parks
- Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
- César E. Chávez National Monument
- Channel Islands National Park
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
- Civil War Defenses of Washington
- Coronado National Memorial
- Cowpens National Battlefield
- Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
- Fort Donelson National Battlefield
- Fort Matanzas National Monument
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
- Fort Stanwix National Monument
- Fort Sumter National Monument
- Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
- General Grant National Memorial
- George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Independence National Historical Park
- James A Garfield National Historic Site
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
- John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
- Johnstown Flood National Memorial
- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
- Kings Mountain National Military Park
- Lava Beds National Monument
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
- Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Manzanar National Historic Site
- Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial National Memorial
- Meridian Hill Park
- Missouri National Recreational River
- Monocacy National Battlefield
- Moores Creek National Battlefield
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- National Mall and Memorial Parks
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
- Ninety Six National Historic Site
- Ocmulgee National Monument
- Oklahoma City National Memorial
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
- Pecos National Historical Park
- Pipestone National Monument
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- President's Park (White House)
- Pu`uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park
- Richmond National Battlefield Park
- River Raisin National Battlefield Park
- Rock Creek Park
- Roger Williams National Memorial
- Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Shiloh National Military Park
- Stones River National Battlefield
- Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
- Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial Memorial
- Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
- Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
- War In The Pacific National Historical Park
- Washington Monument
- World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
- Yucca House National Monument
America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes
The America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series includes different options of interagency passes that provide access to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas across the United States.
Passes cover:
- entrance fees at National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife sites
- standard amenity fees (day-use fees) at Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, US Forest Service, and US Army Corps of Engineers sites
In general, passes cover the above types of fees for everyone in a personal vehicle at per-vehicle fee areas or up to four adults at sites that charge per person. Children ages 15 or under are admitted free. Two lifetime passes (Senior and Access) provide additional benefits, such as a 50-percent discount on camping at some sites. Always check with individual sites for details.
Interagency passes include:
- Annual Pass: $80
- Annual Military Pass: Free*
- Lifetime Military Pass: Free*
- Annual Fourth Grade Pass for US students in fourth grade: Free
- Annual Senior Pass: $20
- Lifetime Senior Pass: $80
- Lifetime Access Pass: Free
- Annual Volunteer Pass: Free (250 hours of volunteer service at any of the six participating federal agencies is required)
*A free Annual Military Pass is available for current US military members and their dependents. A free Lifetime Military Pass is available for Gold Star Families and US military veterans. Find detailed information about this new program, including who qualifies, acceptable forms of identification, and how to download a Gold Star Family voucher.
Last updated: September 20, 2024