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Annual Launch Passes:

In 1993, Congress authorized the Corps of Engineers to expand its Recreation User fee program to include the collection of use fees at  developed boat ramps.  A $3.00 fee is charged to a user each time they use a Corps launch to launch their boat.  However, if you are a frequent user of Corps boat launches, an annual pass is available for you to purchase.  The pass will be honored for 12 months according to the Month that it was purchased. It is designed to hang from your rear-view mirror, with a color sticker representing the month of purchase.

National Pass: For a $30.00 fee, a pass can be purchased which is honored at all Corps of Engineers boat launches. The pass will be honored for 12 months according to the month that it was purchased. It is designed to hang from your rear-view mirror, with a color sticker representing the month of purchase. Half-price duplicate passes are no longer available. Check back here periodically for updated information, or call the Raystown Lake office at 814-658-3405 for more details. America the Beautiful Senior and Access passes and Golden Age and Golden Access passes are honored for your purchase of the national pass.

Ways to purchase: Stop at the Seven Points Visitors Center, phone in with credit card number, mail-in request.  To print a copy of the mail-in request form, click on your mouse here, select Print Target, then complete your form.  Mail-in requests should be sent to Raystown Lake, Attn. Annual Pass, RD #1 Box 222, Hesston PA, 16647.  Please include your name, address and telephone number.

Methods of payment accepted: Cash, check, credit card.

What you will need: Name, address, telephone number.

Note: This launch pass is not honored at the Seven Points Marina or the Lake Raystown Resort.

Lifetime Discount Passes:

America the Beautiful Passes: America the Beautiful Passes are interagency discount passes that offer reductions for specific fees charged at Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, Forest Service and other federal facilities. There are four types of America the Beautiful Passes.

• SENIOR America the Beautiful Passes can only be purchased in person, for a one-time cost of $10, by individuals who are 62+ years old. The Senior pass offers a 50% discount on use fees. At Raystown, senior card holders can use their discount pass towards launching and camping fees.

• ACCESS America the Beautiful Passes are only issued in person, free of charge, to individuals that can provide proof of a state recognized disability. The Access pass offers a 50% discount on use fees. At Raystown, access card holders can use their discount pass towards launching and camping fees.

• ANNUAL America the Beautiful Passes can be purchased for $80 by anyone and used towards park entrance fees. There are no park entrance fees at Raystown. Therefore the annual pass at Raystown has no value.

• VOLUNTEER America the Beautiful Passes are issued to individuals who have provided 500+ volunteer hours. The volunteer pass can only be used towards park entrance fees. There are no park entrance fees at Raystown. Therefore the volunteer pass at Raystown has no value.

Senior and Access discounts can be taken at Raystown only when the appropriate America the Beautiful pass is presented upon request. Unfortunately the Corps of Engineers, Raystown Lake is not authorized (by Congress) to issue any America the Beautiful pass. However, passes can be obtained from any of the other federal land management agencies. We suggest you visit the National Park Service website for more information about obtaining these passes and to locate a National Park office closest to you that issues these passes.

Locations closest to Raystown that issue Senior and Access passes include:

• The Johnstown Flood National Memorial in South Fork, PA (Visit their website)

• The Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Gallitzin, PA (Visit the website)

• Catoctin Mountain Park in Thurmont, MD (Visit their website)

Golden Access Passport: is a lifetime pass “for persons who are blind or permanently disabled”. The Golden Access Passport entitles the cardholder reduction in fees (such as launch passes). This pass also offers a 50 percent discount on federal use fees charges for facilities and services such as camping, swimming, parking and boat launching. Certain restrictions may apply to this pass.

As of January 1, 2007 Golden Access passports will no longer be issued. Persons issued a Golden Access passport before January 1, 2007 may continue to receive discounts upon presentation of their passport. Persons who have lost or worn out their Golden Access passport must purchase an America the Beautiful Access pass to continue to receive fee discounts.