Fourth grade students can get a free annual pass to visit more than 2,000 federal recreation areas with their families, classmates and friends. The Every Kid Outdoors Program is an interagency collaboration between the Department of the Interior, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Forest Service that provides fourth graders with free access to explore, learn and recreate in spectacular settings, including national parks, wildlife refuges, marine sanctuaries and forests.
To obtain the free pass, fourth grade students visit the website, participate in a short educational activity, and download a voucher. Digital vouchers are not accepted in the parks, only printed vouchers that are not transferable.
The voucher or pass grants free entry for fourth graders, all children under 16 in the group and up to three accompanying adults (or an entire car for drive-in parks) to most federally managed lands and waters. The pass does not cover expanded amenity fees such as camping or boat rides.
There are seven federal agencies participating in the Every Kid Outdoors Program. You can search for participating lands and waters (by agency) through the links below:
- S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- S. Forest Service
- National Park Service
- S. Bureau of Land Management
- S Bureau of Reclamation
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration
- S. Army Corps of Engineers
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