Active-duty military personnel and their dependents can enter every national park for FREE as part of an effort to thank service members and their families. An annual pass is available to members of the military FREE. It usually sells for $80. The America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Annual Pass provides access to more than 2,000 national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands. Military personnel can get the passes at any national park or wildlife refuge that charges an entrance fee by showing their military ID. Each family member will also be able to obtain their own pass even if the service member is deployed or if they are traveling separately. The pass will be accepted at National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Army Corps sites that charge entrance or standard amenity fees. The free pass also is available for activated members of the National Guard and Reserves.
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