Mark your calendar and start planning your next adventure! Take advantage of these free entrance days:
- April 21: First day of National Park Week
- September 22: National Public Lands Day
- November 11: Veterans Day
Pick a park, any of the 400 parks.
Here are some other freebies & deals that you may not be aware of :
- Free Annual Pass for active U.S. Military
- Free Annual 4th Grade Pass (How cool for kids!)
- Senior Pass ($80 Lifetime pass or $20 Annual pass for U.S. citizens or permanent residents age 62 or over.) Get it in person at your closest Federal Recreation Area or you’ll have to pay an additional $10 for processing the application online or by mail.)
Did you know that an annual pass for $80 will get you into all kinds of cool territory, including:
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- USDA Forest Service
- National Park Service
- US Army Corps of Engineers
(National park entrance fees run from $3-$30 a shot so the annual pass makes sense after you add up a couple of visits.)
So tell me, what explorations do you have in store for 2018? Happy trails!