Nat'l Park Service - Golden Access Passport

[MBW]

If you get the pass in person (at any NPS property which charges a fee), then you no longer need to have documentation. All you do is sign a form, asserting under oath (with threat of perjury) that you (or your child) is permanently disabled.

We got our pass for our younger son at Seneca Falls, and we took documentation with us, which the ranger looked at before giving us the pass. When we decided to get a second one for our older son (in case we were ever separated) when we were in Sleeping Bear Dunes a month later, we were told we no longer needed it, only to sign the documentation.

The SBD ranger said it has to do with the federal equivalent of ADA regulations where rangers aren't qualified to ascertain whether someone is disabled, and that many people, particularly children, do not qualify for SDI despite being disabled.

 

[roadtripper]

By the way--
Did you know there is a US National Park on St. John, Virgin Islands? Haven't been there yet, but with the passport it could be a definite possibility!

 

[dj2]

I've been trying to search for my post about this last year

here's the post from last year. Thanks again, Earstou.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=760478

-dj

 

[JudithM]

update ... We had wonderful vacation last week, & I used my Golden Access Passport several times at NPS sites in Arizona.

 

[disney1990]

So what NPS sites did you get to visit in Arizona?

 

[Michigan]

So what NPS sites did you get to visit in Arizona?

I'll bet it was the Grand Canyon that's where my oldest daughter got her pass from at the age of 7.

 

[JudithM]

So what NPS sites did you get to visit in Arizona?

Montezuma's Castle ... Casa Grande ... Saguaro National Park (west) Each place was unique & beautiful in its own way. This is a part of the USA that I had not seen before this recent trip.