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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.
- Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
- Andersonville National Historic Site
- Antietam National Battlefield
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Booker T Washington National Monument
- Capitol Hill Parks
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Congaree National Park
- Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve
- Devils Tower National Monument
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
- El Morro National Monument
- Everglades National Park
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Fort Scott National Historic Site
- Fort Smith National Historic Site
- Fort Sumter National Monument
- Fossil Butte National Monument
- George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Glacier National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
- Haleakalā National Park
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
- Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
- Homestead National Monument of America
- Isle Royale National Park
- James A Garfield National Historic Site
- John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park
- Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Moores Creek National Battlefield
- National Capital Parks-East
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
- New River Gorge National River
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
- Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
- Padre Island National Seashore
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
- Pinnacles National Park
- Pipestone National Monument
- Pu`uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park
- River Raisin National Battlefield Park
- Saguaro National Park
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
- Shenandoah National Park
- Shiloh National Military Park
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
- Voyageurs National Park
- War In The Pacific National Historical Park
- Weir Farm National Historic Site
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
- World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
- Yosemite National Park
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: July 14, 2017