My husband just got his senior pass a couple of weeks ago when we visited Sleepy Bear Dunes in Michigan. Its already paid for itself, and we are looking forward to putting it to good use.

Since my DH was in the service, he has a pass to get in free at every national parks.

We have a pass and were admitted to the Grand Canon with 5 adults, no charge. Seems the pass covers the vehicle with all passengers. Same was true at other national parks we visited. A nice saving on entrance fees

We got ours from the Nat Park Service ranger (or whatever they're called) at the entry kiosk at a park we went to. He suggested it, we knew nothing about it. Maybe they're not available at all parks but if so, it wouldn't be necessary to get one in advance.

They are available at all national parks - buying in advance is really just a convenience if you don't live near a National Park. We were going to buy an annual pass before our road trip next month, but we may (or may not) hit all of them on our agenda, so we're just going to pay the individual park fees. 3,200 miles in 5 days means we're going to have to be judicious with time. :)

The $80 is payable over four years, too - so $20/year for four years, to make it easier for seniors on a fixed income.

My husband & I each bought one at the Cape Cod National Seashore - $10.00 apiece. A great deal. Entry fees to the National Seashore beaches are $15.00/day. Sometimes we like to go alone. And the passes are good across the country and good for life.

Makes me wish I was 62.....:0(

I looked too Nicole. Hubby and I are so close!

Mine is on it's way. Friends and I are going to Yellowstone and Grand Teton in the fall. Seagrass, thanks for the tip about Cape Cod National Seashore!

DH got his senior pass in March at a National Park Kiosk for $20.00. It has more then paid for itself for us. We have RV'd for 40+ years and spent more for one visit to a park then we did for this pass. Something some might not know is that if any of the places you go have a campground within the park that is ran by the Park service not a concessionaire then your camp fees are 50 percent off. Many places we have paid $10.00 a day. I recently made reservations to Fort Pickens, FL and for 8 days the total cost is 104.00! Also several times in our travels we pull into a park campground just to use the RV dump and water fill. As I said the Park Pass easily pays for itself. I would have been glad to pay the 80.00 then for it!

We bought one pass as it is good for one vehicle no matter how many occupants. We went to Acadia N.P. Breathtaking.

I went to the Park Service Office that is near me and got my $10 senior pass that is going up to $80 next week on the 28th. I was told, that if i lost it I would have to buy a replacement one for $80!

Next lady in line said her DH sent her to get hers, in case he lost his!

Not a bad thing to get them for only $10.

I agree. It's a bargain at $10 or $80. Not old enough to get one yet. We used to buy an annual parks pass every year when we lived out west. We used it enough to save money every year.

I cannot find it on the website Can someone help me?

Link

Look under Senior Pass.

Thanks for bringing this up. I was pleased to see that the minimum age is 62. I turned 62 earlier this year and DH will turn 62 in mid August -- just squeaking in under the deadline. We will place our order on his birthday.

As for those of you that are disabled, the lifetime pass is free. You can apply in person at a federal recreation site or go to the website below and apply by mail for just $10 of processing fee.

Here's the official website: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm Scroll down to Senior Pass or Access Pass.