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Your Free Pass
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU'VE EARNED A FREE PASS
TO FEDERAL PARKS, LANDS, AND WATERS
Follow these instructions to start your adventure!
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Print this page
Great job! First print this paper
voucher and put it in a safe place
until you are ready to use it.
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Hit the road
Click “Plan Your Trip” on this website
(www.everykidoutdoors.gov) to learn
about all of the places you can go.
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Get in free!
Show this paper voucher to receive free
access and/or claim your 4th grade pass. Be
safe and have fun!
This area for official use by facility personnel.
https://everykidoutdoors.gov/voucher.htm
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Instructions
Our national lands and waters belong to everyone. That includes
you! Use this pass to visit any of them for free. You can bring your
family and friends with you for free, too!
Official rules
The pass is for U.S. fourth-grade (or home-school equivalent) students.
The pass is for the 2022 to 2023 school year. It expires August 31,
2023.
Students can't transfer the pass to anyone else.
We can’t accept electronic versions of this paper for access or to
exchange for a pass.
No refunds are given for previously purchased passes, or if you forget
your pass when you visit.
If you lose your pass, get a new one by visiting the website and signing
up again.
Educators can get one paper pass for each of their fourth-grade
students.
This program only provides passes for fourth graders.
How it works
Show your pass to a ranger when you enter. If there is no ranger, leave
it on the dashboard of your car.
If you visit a site that charges entrance fees per person— The pass
admits all children under 16 and up to three adults for free.
If your group visits a site that charges vehicle entrance fees - The pass
admits all children under 16 and all adults in up to one passenger
vehicle. Commercial vehicles can't use a pass to get in.
If you arrive at a site on bicycle— The pass admits all children under 16
and up to three adults on bicycles.
The pass doesn't cover things like parking fees, camping, boats, and
special tours. Also, some sites are managed by private operators. They
may not honor the pass. Check with the site ahead of time to find out.
The pass doesn’t cover fees for local, city, or state parks and recreation
areas unless they say that they accept this pass.
Paper passes can be exchanged for plastic passes at certain sites.
https://everykidoutdoors.gov/voucher.htm
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