America The Beautiful and Other Passes

Above, The Watchtower at Grand Canyon National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Along with the National Park Service lifetime senior pass, there are passes available to others that will save money on various fees.

Do It Yourself RV has an article on these passes and information on where people can purchase them online.

They wrote:

If you’re hitting the road this summer, an America The Beautiful Pass could give you some major savings.  These annual passes cover the entrance fees and day-use fees at national parks, forests, grasslands, and wildlife refuges. They can also be used on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The various passes include:

• $80 Annual Passes
• Free Military Annual Passes
• Free Lifetime Access Passes (For visitors with a permanent disability. They charge a $10 document processing fee.)
• Free Annual Passes For Fourth Grade Students (“Every Kid In The Park Pass“)
• Free Volunteer Passes (Awarded to volunteers who spend 250 or more hours on federal recreation sites.)
• $20 Senior Lifetime Passes (62 and older)*

To read more, go here.

*The Senior Lifetime Passes are $10.00, but there is a $10.00 processing fee if purchased online.