America the Beautiful Passes
Attention all Truck Campers
The America the Beautiful Passes are your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites. Each pass covers entrance fees at national parks and national wildlife refuges and standard amenity fees (day use fees) at national forests and grasslands and lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation 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 per vehicle fee areas (or up to four adults at sites charged per person). Children age 15 or under are admitted free.
The following passes are available:
Annual Pass
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- Cost: $80 annual pass
- Available for: Everyone
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- In-person at a federal recreation site (see PDF list of federal recreation sites that issue passes),
- By phone at: 888-ASK USGS (1-888-275-8747), How to purchase: extension 2 (Hours of operation are 8 am to 4 pm MST)
- Online—Buy now from the USGS store!
- Non-transferable
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Annual Pass for U.S. Military
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- Cost: Free annual
- Available for: Current U.S. military members and dependents in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Reserve, and National Guard members.
- How to obtain: In person at a federal recreation site
- (see PDF list of federal recreation sites that issue passes) by showing a Common Access Card (CAC) or Military ID (Form 1173).
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SENIOR PASS
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- $80 Lifetime Senior Pass
- $20 Annual Senior Pass
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- Available for: Everyone
- How to purchase:
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- In-person at a federal recreation site
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- (see PDF list of federal recreation sites that issue passes),
- By phone at: 888-ASK USGS (1-888-275-8747), extension 2 (Hours of operation are: 8 am to 4 pm Mountain Time)
- Online—Buy now from the USGS store!
- Non-transferable
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Additional information:
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- The Senior Pass may provide a 50 percent discount on some amenity fees charged for facilities and services such as camping, swimming, boat launch, and specialized interpretive services.
- The Senior Pass generally does NOT cover or reduce special recreation permit fees or fees charged by concessioners.
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ACCESS PASS
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- Cost: Free (see note in “how to obtain” for more details)
- Available for: U.S. citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities. Applicants must provide documentation of permanent disability and residency or citizenship.
- How to obtain:
- In-person at a federal recreation site (see PDF list of federal recreation sites that issue passes)
- Through the mail using this application form (PDF).
- NOTE: The cost of obtaining an Access Pass through the mail is $10 for processing the application (the Pass is free).
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Additional information:
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- The Access Pass may provide a 50 percent discount on some amenity fees charged for facilities and services such as camping, swimming, boat launching, and specialized interpretive services.
- The Access Pass generally does NOT cover or reduce special recreation permit fees or fees charged by concessioners.
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