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Beginning January 2007, the National Parks Pass was replaced by an annual pass for all federal recreation lands – including national parks.

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Oregon Caves National Monument

Oregon Caves National Monument is small in size, 480 acres, but rich in diversity. Above ground, the monument encompasses a remnant old-growth coniferous forest including a Douglas-fir tree with the widest known girth in Oregon. Three hiking trails access this forest. Below ground is a marble cave created by natural forces over hundreds of thousands of years in one of the world's most diverse geologic realms.

Cave tour information: See IN DEPTH Restrictions for children under 42 inches: See IN DEPTH Information on the strenuous nature of cave tours: See IN DEPTH

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Barrett with Superintendent Craig Akerman, Crater Lake National Park

Traveling Junior Ranger

Barrett Young, of rural Paola, Kansas, recently completed a 66 day, 11,000 mile tour of the Northwest, through parts of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Nebraska with his family. Barrett's trip included visiting 36 National Parks with the purpose …

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