Senior and/or NonResident Passes - Western Trip 2019

With America the Beautiful, be sure and check out COE parks on your route. Don’t know if they all do, but we often go to one with 50 amp FHU, large concrete pads and patios, and other amenities for 1/2 off (or $12/nt).

Some states reserve senior passes for their citizens only.

Great suggestion! We’ve stayed at COE parks before —always a great experience and have at least three or four on this trip so far lined up.

America the Beautiful pass does not get you 50% off. A Senior Pass or Access Pass (disability pass) will get you 50% off.
The America the Beautiful pass gets you free entrance to any Fed NP or Monument. This does not include special fees for cave tours, boat rides, etc.
The Senior pass is a one time fee of $80. Access Pass is free with a doctor's letter explaining that you are disabled and have a difficult time getting around. An America the Beautiful Pass is good for one calendar year. These are for the Federal passes. State passes vary by state.

I know that you can buy a pass for New Mexico State Parks for camping. Its $225 for a calendar year and you can use it at any state park, dry camping would be free and $4 for electric sites. But NM camping is pretty cheap, like $18 a night for developed sites so would have a spend more than two weeks there for it to save money. Utah Senior passes are pretty cheap, only $35 but they only cover day use sites. When we were in South Dakota we only went to one place that was state and that was Custer State Park and we took the kids swimming, all the rest of the sites we visited were National.

You might want to check this out:

Senior Lifetime Pass
$80
Lifetime pass for citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. age 62 or older. Proof of age and residency required.
50% discount on some expanded amenity fees like camping fees.
Additional Details

I Got mine before the last increase— it is Lifetime.
Discounts vary, esp if vendor operated, but you should ask.

Adventure Caravans has a month long tour in September of the western parks. They do all the planning for you. All you have to do is enjoy!

Also check out BLM campgrounds. In Idaho, they are $5 a night, $2.50 with your Senior Lifetime Pass! All FS CG's are 50% off with the Senior Lifetime Pass.

In Idaho, out-of-state guests have savings options too! You can purchase a $40 Motor Vehicle Entry Fee (MVEF) Annual sticker and receive unlimited access for overnight camping and day-use entrance to all of Idaho's 30 beautiful state parks- a savings of $5 per day. MVEF Annual stickers can be purchased at any Idaho State Park and online. If you're going to do a lot of camping at Idaho State Parks, then it's worth it.

Excellent. “BLM” ??
Thnx

FloridaNative49 wrote:
Excellent. “BLM” ??
Thnx

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