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[urnmor]

IMO this is the best thing the Govt has done for recreation Claire and I have had the senior pass for years

Veterans, Gold Star Families get free lifetime pass to national parks, wildlife refuges, other public lands

On Veterans Day 2022, the National Park Service will unveil a lifetime pass providing free entrance to national parks for Veterans and their families. The Interagency Military Lifetime Pass waives entrance fees for the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and standard amenity recreation fees for the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sites for current military service members and their dependents, Veterans and Gold Star Families.
Veterans and their families have free access to approximately 2,000 public locations spread out across more than 400 million acres of public lands, which host activities to fit any lifestyle—from serene to high octane, including hiking, fishing, paddling, biking, hunting, stargazing, camping, and much more.
The Military Pass has been expanded to include a pass that does not expire for Veterans and Gold Star Family members. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 authorized a free lifetime pass to national parks and other federal recreational lands for eligible Veterans and Gold Star Families. In recent years, they were able to receive annual passes.
Are you eligible?
For purposes of this program, a Veteran is identified as an individual who has served in the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserve, and is able to present one of the following forms of valid (unexpired) identification:
Department of Defense Identification Card
Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)
Veteran ID Card
Veterans designation on a state-issued U.S. driver’s license or identification card
Gold Star Families are next of kin of a member of the United States Armed Forces who lost his or her life in a “qualifying situation,” such as a war, an international terrorist attack, or a military operation outside of the United States while serving with the United States Armed Forces.

[ylr]

Long overdue, IMO. Awesome!

[hughver]

Where do you apply for the pass. I've lost the pass that I've had for 30+ years. Do you think that a form DD214 will do for proof?

[Brushpopper]

Where do you apply for the pass. I've lost the pass that I've had for 30+ years. Do you think that a form DD214 will do for proof?

A DD214 is what is required by the federal government as proof of service for everything as far as I know.  .

[urnmor]

Where do you apply for the pass. I've lost the pass that I've had for 30+ years. Do you think that a form DD214 will do for proof?

When I received my senior pass many years ago I got it at a National Park.  I see no reason why your DD214 would not work nor your driver's license if it shows you are a veteran.