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ohhell10339
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Dec 31, 2017

National parks annual pass--camping discounts or not?

The pass they sell that gets you into national parks and monuments--it used to be called the Golden Eagle but now it's the America the Beautiful pass or something like that--does it get you any discou...
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Geobiker
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Jan 01, 2018
If the campground is managed by a private concessionaire, the answer is no camping discounts. If the campground is managed by the park itself, yes, there are discounts. Unfortunately, it seems many parks (not just the NPS) are going to private concessionaires. But, even so, we use the pass all the time and highly recommend it for us geezers.

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