This pass covers the entrance fee into any state park for up to eight people for a year. In total, there are over 2,000 cancellation stamps available among all the national park sites. It was designed to help park visitors track their adventures thought the parks and celebrate park anniversaries. Started in 1986, the passport program was designed to help travelers document their national park visits and celebrate major milestones in the park systems history. It includes a list of every national park area in the united states. For every 10 parks you visit, have a park staff member sign the back inside cover of your passport book. The national parks and federal recreational lands pass series notice. It also includes a free map and guide to the national park system. Did you know theres a us national parks passport book. Passport to your national parks collection since 1986, the park passport has been a cherished heirloom for fans of our national parks the world over. Enjoy them to the fullest by shopping our collection of national parks handbooks, history books, childrens activity guides and books, park guides, maps, posters and more, including posters by famous graphics artist, charley harper.
The national passport program, or passport to your national parks program, is a program that was created in 1986 to record visits to hundreds of national parks and heritage areas around the country. Search for national parks filter by states mark the place as part of your bucket list, visited, or favorite show campgroundscampsites on the selected national park show campsites details including. Passport to your national parks classic edition shop americas. We are all about to retire in the next 10 years so we are getting ready to explore the national parks. The stamps are similar in nature to passport stamps stamped in a travelers national passport. This travelogue includes colorcoded maps, previsit information, illustrations and photographs. Visitors who have their booklets stamped at 15 different parks will earn a free annual pass to all nevada state parks.
Since 1986, the park passport has been a cherished heirloom for fans of our national parks the world over. Does canada have a national park stamp collection book. Our parent company, eastern national, is an official nonprofit education partner of the national park service. Also include your tshirt size when redeeming the 40 parks prize pack. Passport to your national parks classic edition and 2020 stamp set. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
National park passport and why you need one and how to use. This is a great way to record your adventures around the united states. 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. If you dont already have your own passport to the national parks, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the national park service and its the perfect time to start this tradition. Passport to your national parks collectors edition. Explore your national parks and record where you have travelled using an nps passport book. I was forced to make a cross country trip due to a work situation. Passport to your national parks collectors edition spiralbound august 16, 2016 by eastern national author 4. The passport to the parks program was started in 1986. There is a place for a stamp and a sticker for each national. Americas natural treasures our national parks are presented in one handy booklet with the passport to your national parks program. Sales of the america the beautiful the national parks and federal recreational lands passes also called interagency passes are currently suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. 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 to your national parks americas national parks. Passport to your national parks hawaii pacific parks. This pocketsized journal is the place to collect your park stamp cancellations, as well as being a useful reference guide for park information and locations. National park passport stamps passport to your national. When you go to national park visitors centers there are always little shops that have interesting books, maybe some stuffed animal puppets, some cool gear, and a little station with a cancellation stamp and an ink pad. See more ideas about park, national park passport and national park posters. Passport to your national parks classic edition shop. Who would have thought that a little 6 x 3 inch, 104page spiral bound book with blank pages, and a colour coded mapguide to the entire national park system would bring me such joy.
Keep track of all the national parks you have visited with this passport book. Take a photo of or scan the prize redemption page and email it to state. About 2 mins into planning my trip, i discovered this gem. The passport to your national parks program is run by eastern national, a nonprofit organization. The stamps are free although you may have to pay an entrance fee to get into the park to get the stamp. Collectors edition slightly larger than the classic edition at 7. Like the classic edition, its divided out in colorcoded regions.
National parks passports how to use the national parks passport. National park passport stamps passport to your national parks. National park passport booklet and cancellation stamps youtube. Virtual passport cancellations americas national parks. Inside the book, its divided by different regional locations and provides information about several parks. The booklet serves as a travel aid as well as travelogue for park visitors. Use designated pages for each region of the national park system to place stickers and rubberstamp ink impressions available at all national park sites. Regarding rule of regulation of canada, i am not well known, even you asked me, it is fine but i am sorry, i am not able to. If you are interested in purchasing the commemorative stamp sets for the passport book, please click on this. This suspension affects sales and delivery of annual passes from the usgs online store and recreation. National park passport stamps a comprehensive guide to. How to choose the best national park passport for your adventures.
The passport to your national parks collectors edition was published in 2016, but sadly did not stay in print for long. The nevada state parks passport booklet can be picked up at any state park. Nps passport cancellation book americas natural treasures our national parks are presented in one handy booklet with the passport to your national parks program. We were standing in the gift shop of the badlands national park visitor center when my husband picked up a little blue book and asked me if. And my nerdome is in full, boundless display when it comes to our national parks and one, seemingly silly little program. National parks passport book helps to plan your visit to the national parks. I attempted to order one on amazon, but it was backordered for months. It includes photos, a description of each park, a list of each parks.
Before visiting the last stamp collection location or park in your real florida passport, print and fillout the passport completion form. Its a cute, affordable, spiralbound, pocketsize booklet, with a place to track every national park youve been to. Eastern national is a 501c3 notforprofit cooperating association, that promotes the publics understanding and support of americas national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products, and services. Spaces in each region are designated for you to collect rubber stamp cancellations at each national park site you visit. 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. Americas national parks supports education and preservation efforts at nearly 170 national parks. National park passport journal pocketsized outdoor experience book 3. Make sure you include your name and mailing address.
The national park passport book is a fun way to get the whole family excited to visit national parks. Minetor the first comprehensive companion guides for 1. Howto make a national parks passport cover diy network. Youve probably seen the passport books for sale in national park bookstores across the country. The official passport program website my wife and i began our national parks tour on may. National park passport stamps western national parks store. Passport books, sold at eastern national park stores and. How our national parks passport book revealed a world of. Our passport collection includes books, inserts, and the stamps to complete your book. Junior ranger passport and 2019 junior ranger sticker set. Passport program logo nps passport cancellation book.
The new pennsylvania state parks and state forests passport was developed with a grant from chesapeake energy. Eastern national, a nonprofit organization that creates educational products and services to promote support for americas national parks, created the passport to your national parks program in 1986. National parks passport book rocky mountain conservancy. How to choose the best national park passport for your. We love visiting them, hiking in them, going to ranger talks and ranger led programs, buying books and. Buy passport to your national parks books and stamps.
The passport to your national parks includes maps that are colorcoded for specific regions in the country, previsit information, illustrations and photographs. Personalize your passport book by adding stickers, logging the trails you hiked, or any other way that helps you preserve your memories. Some bonus stamps from these sites are also exhibited. Canada and us are exactly opposite time frame and geography. The next time youve got a trip planned to one of our countrys national parks, dont forget your official passport. I just purchased the national park passport booklet before i took my family to sequoia and yosemite national parks. When you participate in the passport to your national parks program, you help support the people, places, and stories that matter at americas national parks. The program also encompasses several other supporting publications, such as the kids.
Find out why you need one and all the ways to use it. It includes a passport book that lists all national parks in the united states and u. A free map and guide to the national parks also is included. National parks passport book arabia mountain heritage. Passport to your national parks collectors edition eastern national. Collect, have fun, remember, and reminisce over your great park. See more ideas about national parks, national park passport, national. 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. Its easy to learn about and explore all of the national park sites with the. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, it just has not happened yet, but i didnt want to keep you from having your own adventures in our national parks and getting your passport books stamped. Americas natural treasures our national parks are presented in one handy booklet. I bought four of these little passport books for gifts for my friends. The national park passport book is the cheapest and best souvenir of your national park adventures.
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