Free United States National Park Pass for 2015-2016: All 4th Graders and Families!

by Eric

One of the greatest national assets of the United States are the 59 national parks that the National Park Service manages.  This year, President Barack Obama has announced that the United States government will be offering free admission for 4th grade students and their entire families to national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and more!

Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona

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Called the “Every Kid in a Park” initiative, the offer will be available starting September 1, 2015 and will be good for the 2015-2016 school year until August 31, 2016.  More information about how to access the program and the free National Park pass will be available starting tomorrow on the National Parks website.

Every Kid in a Park

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National Parks staff describe the initiative as follows:

Did you know that you own millions of acres of national parks, historic structures, cultural artifacts, ancient forests, snow-capped mountains, and clear blue lakes? Our public lands and waters belong to all Americans and are waiting for you to explore them!

To help engage and create our next generation of park visitors, supporters and advocates, we are kicking off the Every Kid in a Park initiative. The immediate goal is to provide an opportunity for each and every 4th grade student across the country to experience their public lands and waters in person throughout the 2015-2016 school year.

Beginning September 1st you will have access to your own Every Kid in a Park pass. This pass will give you free access to national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and more!

The Every Kid in a Park pass will be available starting September 1st, 2015 and will be good for the 2015-2016 school year until August 31, 2016. More information will be available beginning in September.

This is a fantastic opportunity for American children and their families to explore the beauty of the land that surrounds us!

Which US National Park is your favorite?

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10 comments

Sice August 31, 2015 - 5:47 pm

Great, my kid just started 5th grade this year 🙁

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Eric August 31, 2015 - 6:04 pm

Sice –

You could always hold them back a year… 😉

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Nick August 31, 2015 - 7:05 pm

What a pile of Crap why can’t 4th grader parents pay for it like the rest of us.

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Hiram September 1, 2015 - 6:03 am

You’re right, Nick – this socialist government handing out freebies, while the rest of us work hard to pay for these freeloading parents. How dare they. #MCKINLEY #KANYE2020

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Cleetus September 1, 2015 - 7:09 am

This program is actually paid for by Disney and private donors, not the fed govt. But yeah, let’s just insult some other parents we’ve never met. Disney had almost $50billion in revenue last year. Of course, waiting for the haters to flip-flop on their argument and say the govt is selling out to Disney advertising dollars (y’know being an evil capitalist govt instead of an evil socialist govt).

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Jeff September 1, 2015 - 6:01 am

If your kid was in 4th grade it wouldn’t be such a pile of crap, would it?

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Eric September 1, 2015 - 6:47 am

Jeff –

I suspect a few people haven’t had their Snickers yet…

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