What is a lifetime pass?

Lifetime National Park Passes. The National Park Service offers a number of lifetime passes for free admission to national parks and other federal lands. They are available to anyone with a permanent disability, members of the military, veterans, Gold Star Families and anyone over 62 years old.



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U.S. military Service members, Veterans and Gold Star Families are eligible to receive free lifetime access to more than 2,000 Federal recreation areas, including national parks, wildlife refuges, and forests.

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Notice: On January 1, 2007, the Golden Age and Golden Access Passport Program was replaced with the America the Beautiful Pass Program. Golden Age/Access Passports are still vaild at Federal Recreation Areas and do not need to be replaced unless lost or stolen.

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The priciest national parks, which include Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Yellowstone and Yosemite, each cost $35 per vehicle. But, there are ways to get in at no cost, including free entry for some elementary school students.

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There are 22 states without national parks: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico.

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That state with the most national parks is California, with nine of the nation's 61 national parks within its borders. The total acreage of these nine national parks in California is more than 6.3 million acres.

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