Pictured rocks national lakeshore was featured on the 1988 set of passport stamps. Visit any participating florida state park and ask for a junior ranger kit. Booklets, stamps, and other passport collectibles can also be ordered online at. This handy, spiralbound, travelogue fits conveniently into a pocket or backpack for easy. New passport program offers pennsylvania families opportunities for recreation the pennsylvania parks and forests foundation ppff is now issuing passportsan easy and fun way to visit pennsylvanias state parks and forests. Passport books, sold at eastern national park stores and, provide a place for park visitors to collect national park cancellation stamps. Your emails, calls, and personal contacts with your legislators made a difference. The new pennsylvania state parks and state forests passport was developed with a grant from chesapeake energy. Passport to your national parks in the discover your. As a result of the positive feedback we received from our visitors, the 2020 annual pass program expiration 2021 is offering the same passes we provided last year. Many locations along the captain john smith chesapeake national historic trail offer you an opportunity to collect a passport stamp. The florida park services geographic information experts aid in the fight to protect florida s sea turtles and their habitat. The program was launched in 1986 to encourage visitation to all of americas national parks and to allow visitors to keep a permanent visual.
It is a 188 page spiral bound book that lists all of the state parks in florida. Start your adventure by visiting any of the stamp collection locations listed in the passport to receive a stamp. The passport challenge is a great way for visitors to enjoy and learn about state parks, while also earning prizes. With the tennessee state parks passport challenge, park visitors can earn points at each destination they visit.
Each entry page is accompanied by a blank page for sketches, memories, or affixing mementos like stamps or photos. Based on a suggestion from a friend i decided to make the most of it and lined up a bunch of national parks to hit on my trip. Its a cute, affordable, spiralbound, pocketsize booklet, with a place to track every national park youve been to. Passport booklets and a variety of stamp sets are available for sale at the park visitor centers.
Passport program win prizes for visiting maine state parks. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, it just has not happened yet. The national parks passport program is a great way to explore the over 400 units of the national park service. People hide geocaches everywherefrom just down the street to the most remote wilderness areas. After the storm passed, volunteers and staff came together to remove. Passport to your national parks collectors edition. North carolina state parks passport request nc state parks. Visit a state park or hatchery and ask for your free passport. The texas state park pass is still the best deal around, and our state park guide, bryan frazier, has details.
Effective monday, may 4, dep will implement phase one to reopen the florida state parks. How about traveling to all of north carolinas state parks to experience nature, get some exercise and stamp your north carolina state park passport. We challenge you to visit as many north carolina state parks as you can, using your passport book as your guide. About 2 mins into planning my trip, i discovered this gem. Delaware in the process of developing a passport program planned to be released by january 1. This comprehensive guide is the first to tell where to find 191 passport to your national parks cancellation stamps at more than 70 national park system sites in the southeast, puerto rico, and the virgin islands. It is definitely cheaper than spontaneously planning trips across the country. Participants can track their visits to our public lands by initialing their book or having it stamped at the park or fores this 5page passport includes maps, a history of the state s park and forest system, a brief description and most memorable feature of each state park and forest, and additional online resources. The national park passport contains 20 entry logs to record meaningful details of each national park visited. Simply put, the passport program is a set of collector stamps and booklets that are available for sale at every national park gift shop. Passport to your national parks explorer edition expander. It includes photos, a description of each park, lists of amenities, travel journal pages, and spaces for validation stamps which have been designed to reflect each state park. Walt disney worlddisney springsheadlineslead storiesnews one last day at disney springs before the temporary closing on march 17 by rob dybo march 17, 2020 share on facebook.
Americas natural treasures our national parks are presented in one handy booklet with the passport to your national parks program. The national parks passport is a fun, compact way to keep track of each park you visit. Tennessee state parks announce passport challenge the. Annual virginia state park pass virginia is for lovers. The booklet highlights the 21 sites in the united states that have been selected and inscribed on the. Passport to your national parks stampable sticker sets 5 passport to your national parks classic edition and 2020 stamp set. The passport book is divided into 3 sections, north, central and south jersey. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community are welcome to apply for a u. I mentioned previously that i am doing the nc state park passport challenge.
North atlantic, midatlantic, national capital region, southeast, midwest, southwest, rocky mountain. Floridas national parks passport cancellation stamps. The florida state university international programs office has been officially designated as a passport acceptance facility by the u. They are broken up into regions and every listing has contact info, a brief paragraph about the park, and a picture. Learning geography with the national park passport program. Annual entrance passes allow park entrance in lieu of the daily entrance fee. Passport booklet highlighting united states world heritage sites published. Colorado passports are no longer in production, but the state parks still have stamps from the program that can be collected without a book. Inside its slim and compact binding, youll find colorcoded maps, illustrations, photographs, and pages to. The real florida passport a listing of floridas state. I was forced to make a cross country trip due to a work situation. Back when i started this site, i could not find any uptodate pages on the web dedicated to the little book passport to your national parks so i thought id put something together.
Passports will not be available until further notice. For every 10 parks you visit, have a park staff member sign the back inside cover of your passport book. It is sure to be cherished over multiple generations. Using a passport book for reference, discover all the national parks in your state, and spend a. National parks passport book rocky mountain conservancy. Please visit a state park near you to pick up a passport book if you have already submitted a request, your request will be processed and mailed to you within two weeks. This travelogue includes colorcoded maps, previsit information, illustrations and photographs. This pass covers the entrance fee into any state park for up to eight people for a year. The florida state parks junior ranger program provides the opportunity for young people to learn, serve and share florida s natural and cultural resources. It has been 100 years since the inception of the national park service and this is so cool a centennial passport book to record each of your visits to our national parks. Buy four of the most popular passes online at the book now button. Eastern national and the national park services office of international affairs have produced the new booklet world heritage sites in the united states.
Take a photo of or scan the prize redemption page and email it to state. Take the junior ranger pledge and receive your member id card and official junior ranger badge. For park enthusiasts in the know, the park passport book is the ultimate collectors item. Purchase your passport book at the explore store right across from our visitor center in the lobby of the science museum of. Visitors who have their booklets stamped at 15 different parks will earn a free annual pass to all nevada state parks.
Before visiting, please check with individual parks regarding changes. National park passport stamps are a fun and unique memento of your visits to national park places. The park staff will verify your passport, sign and submit the passport completion form. Florida state parks annual pass florida state parks. It includes a list of every national park area in the united states. Many fine places did not make the list but many beautiful and culturally important sites did make the list so i suppose it all evens out in the end.
In september 2017, hurricane irma struck bahia honda state park and severely damaged many of the ecosystems within the park. Did you know theres a us national parks passport book. The official passport program website my wife and i began our national parks tour on may. Passport to the parks passes legislature connecticut. Kansas residents except seniors and persons with disabilities and owners of vehicles not registered in kansas who buy their park vehicle permits at a kdwpt office or vendor will have to pay the regular price for annual and daily permits. Several variations of cancellation stamps for many of the park sites are displayed. The program originated in 1986, and i personally have participated off and on since 1995 when my parents purchased my first passport book.
Home walt disney world disney springs one last day at disney springs before the temporary closing on march. Featuring 20 extra national park cancellation pages, 10 national park cancellations and or regional stamps pages, and 6 national stamps and commemorative cancellations page, youll almost have room to preserve your visit to 407 of americas outdoor attractions. Each florida state park has a unique stamp and storycollect them all to receive a prize. Here is a list with illustrations of the passport cancellation stamps for colorados national parks and monuments and other national parks sites and federalnational areas. The kansas state parks passport will expire when the vehicle registration expires a year later. Passport program book and stamps on white background. Order the real florida passport online or purchase one at selected parks list coming soon. Its easy to learn about and explore all of the national park sites with the colorcoded maps, previsit information, illustrations and photographs. The nevada state parks passport booklet can be picked up at any state park.
Make sure you include your name and mailing address. So what are these potentiallyaddictive national parks passports and stamps. All groups will be given the opportunity to rebook at no additional cost. Floridas 175 awardwinning state parks hold the key to real. Before visiting the last stamp collection location or park in your real florida passport, print and fillout the passport completion form. Explore winding rivers and endless shoreline pioneer through forests and swamps, deep caverns and towering dunes dive into shimmering emerald springs and discover historical places that connect us to generations past. Colorados national parks passport cancellation stamps. Provides a 33% discount at the skyway fishing pier state park. The national park passport mimics a real passport book in shape and organizes the various u. As these parks are reopening, dep will be taking measures to. Easytoreach parks are worth five points, while more outoftheway locations can be worth up to 20 points.
You can pick up your passport at any state park visitor center, make a note of the activities that you enjoyed and stop by the park office or visitor center before you leave to receive your stamp. Back in may i learned about the passport to your national parks program through the national park service and ive been dying to get our brand new passport books stamped with my kids. Passport to your national parks classic expander pack. This stamp and princeton battlefield state park represent the sixth listing for central new jersey. Also include your tshirt size when redeeming the 40 parks prize pack. Thanks to your involvement, the passport to the parks is in the bipartisan 201819 budget that was just passed overwhelmingly by your general assembly. The passport is a travel aid and travelogue for park visitors. If you choose to visit a national park, please ensure that you follow cdc and state and local. The book divided the country into nine colorcoded sections. Find out more about passport cancellation stamps at eastern national. Passport stamps pictured rocks national lakeshore u. Some bonus stamps from these sites are also exhibited. It was something to do while i pay off my travels from last year.
We use this book because it is always good to save space when living in an rv full time. Credit card purchases can also be made by calling the customer service center at 8009337275. Welcome to florida state parks, where every stamp is a story. Visitor center employee stamping the passport book. We invite you to visit any one of our amazing state parks, and to save your adventures with the special edition real florida passport.
National parks passport program mississippi national. S ave money by purchasing annual passes at any virginia state park. Connecticut great park pursuit family adventure not a passport program. The passport to your national parks program is run by eastern national, the same nonprofit organization that operates bookstores in over 150 national park visitor centers. Minetor the first comprehensive companion guides for 1. Due to limited supply of passport books at our raleigh office, we are closing the online request form. We congratulate all of those who have visited all 26 stamping sites in the arkansas national register passport program. Passport cancellation stamps national park service.
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