Recreation Fees and Passes
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Are Golden Passports and National
Parks Passes still valid?
Golden Eagle Passports and National
Parks Passes are not valid. These passes were issued up to December
31, 2006 and were only valid for one year.
Golden Age Passports and Golden
Access Passports will continue to be honored for the lifetime
of the pass holder.
What is the difference
between Golden Age/Access Passports and its new Interagency
Senior/Access Recreation Passes?
For
the most part, these passes work in the same way; however, there
is one notable difference in who can accompany the pass holder.
The Interagency Senior and
Interagency Access Passes admit the pass holder and 3 other people
regardless of relationship. the Golden Age and Golden Access
Passports admit pass holder, spouse, and children at per-person
sites.
Exchanging Golden Passport's for Interagency
Recreation Passes
- People who have paper versions of the Golden
Age Passport or Golden Access Passport may exchange them for the respective
new Interagency Recreation Passes free of charge.
- People who have plastic versions of the
Golden Age Passport or Golden Access Passport may not exchange
them at this time. There are currently hundreds of thousands
of these passports in circulation and the agencies cannot accommodate
a full exchange program. Current holders of the plastic Golden
Age Passport may purchase a new Interagency Senior Pass if
desired, but must turn over their old Passport at the time
of the purchase.
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