Posted on 08/25/2017 9:07:37 AM PDT by Perseverando
Due to the sudden popular demand for Senior Passes, we have partnered with Your Pass Now to simplify the order process for Senior Passes. You will be redirected to their external web site.
$10 Lifetime pass
Please note that the price of the lifetime Senior Pass will increase to $80 on August 28, 2017. Also, a new $20 annual Senior Pass will become available at the same time. Click HERE for more information regarding the changes in the Senior Pass Program.
For U.S. citizens or permanent residents age 62 or over.
May be obtained in person at a federal recreation site or through the mail using the application form.
Provides entrance or access to pass owner and accompanying passengers in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle at Federal operated recreation sites across the country.
Photo identification may be required to verify ownership.
Passes are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
The cost of obtaining a Senior Pass through the mail is twenty dollars ($20). Ten ($10) for the Senior Pass and ten ($10) for processing the application. Applicants must provide documentation of age and residency or citizenship. If you cannot order a Senior pass online, you can submit a Paper Application by mail to the USGS using the paper application and enclosing the same documents and $20 fee
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
Generally does NOT cover or reduce special recreation permit fees or fees charged by concessioners.
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Who is eligible for a Senior Pass?
US citizens or permanent residents 62 years or older are eligible for the Senior Pass.
What does the Senior Pass provide?
Annual and lifetime Senior Passes provide access to more than 2,000 recreation sites managed by six federal agencies:
National Park Service
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Reclamation
US Forest Service US Army Corps of Engineers
The passes cover entrance and standard amenity (day-use) recreation fees and provide discounts on some expanded amenity recreation fees.
Are there any other benefits from a Senior Pass? Yes, traveling companions can also enter for free. The Senior Passes admit pass owner/s and passengers in a noncommercial vehicle at per-vehicle fee areas and pass owner plus three adults, not to exceed four adults, where per-person fees are charged. (Children under 16 are always admitted free.) Also, at many sites, the Senior Passes provide the pass owner (only) a discount on Expanded Amenity Fees (such as camping, swimming, boat launching, and guided tours).
How can I purchase a Senior Pass?
Senior Passes can be purchased at any federal recreation site, including national parks, that charges an entrance or standard amenity (day-use) fee. Proof of age and residency is required. See the complete list of sites where the pass is available (PDF).
Passes can also be purchased online or through the mail from USGS; an additional $10 processing fee will be added to the price. Visit the USGS store to buy the pass online or find instructions for purchasing by mail.
Yet if you have an EBT card you get in free.....................
And an Obamaphone!!!
Maybe not:
What if a senior citizen is on a fixed budget?
The legislation also establishes an annual Senior Pass for $20. That pass is valid for one year from the date of issuance. Four annual Senior Passes purchased in consecutive years can be traded in for a lifetime pass. Additionally, access to the majority of National Park Service sites remains free — only 118 of 417 National Park Service sites have an entrance fee.
Ordered mine some time ago, how long does it take to have the pkg delivered?
What does ($10 to $80 8/28)mean?
It was NOT in the header at the link.
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Purchased one on 07/18/2017.
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Took mine about three weeks or so.
It has been the ONE thing the government did right in many decades. Now they are screwing it up. Get one if you are eligible NOW.
What does ($10 to $80 8/28)mean?
My dad bought one and they said three months since so many seniors are applying. Save the receipt to show you’ve paid.
Any others with recommendations, for or against? This is the first we’ve heard of this
“I AM SpartaLEE”
Thanks.
Buy it for ten bucks by Monday, or it is 80 bucks.
Just picked mine up 2 hours ago at a local Corps of Engineers dam/lake. My wife is a couple of months away from 62 so hers will cost more.
“It has been the ONE thing the government did right in many decades. Now they are screwing it up.”
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Eighty dollars is no big deal.
Everything else has gone up,why not this?
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They didn’t even look at the MONTH of my birth, just the year, but I am 62. You can take up to 4 on your card.
I can’t afford the $80. I do appreciate this, as will our grandchildren. Probably taking them to Mt. Rainier National Park Monday.
$10 is better than $80. I don’t want to feed the beast any more than I have to.
I bought my second one at Lava Beds National Monument in northeast California last Monday while driving home from eclipse watching in Oregon. It’s good to have a spare in case you lose the first one (the park ranger suggested that!). I could have paid the daily fee of $15 or buy the lifetime pass for $10. I had to stop and ponder the pros and cons of the two alternatives.
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