Senior Pass

Wish they would delay it until Nov. I can get mine in Oct. Once of the first things I plan to do.

stickdog wrote:
It's funny that folks can spent tens of thousands on a RV, hundreds of dollars for fuel for a trip but $10.00 for a lifetime pass is too much a strain on the budget.

Has nothing to do with the $10 fee. It was not knowing the reason for both to have one. Now I understand. Your snarky assumption isn't really needed.

beemerphile1 wrote:
it will be prior to the next fiscal year which I believe he said was October.

Federal Fiscal Year is Oct 1 - Sep 30 each year.

The pass price change still requires several regulation approvals between now and implementation. Might happen, might not. Change to a time limited pass - i.e. not a lifetime pass - will require a new law passed by Congress.

Don't worry about it.

Get your pass as soon as you turn 62, and it will cost what it will cost - but still be worth it.

We got a way to go. I hoping it is ONLY $80 when we get there! :) :) We will gladly pay the $160 for 2 passes and be done with it. In like, 14 yrs what will the cost be? here's hoping it holds at 80 LOL

Another reason for both people to have a pass. One of us (not naming names) leaves "non-essential" stuff in the nightstand drawer and never remembers to put it back in. I guess to reduce the wallet thickness.

So there we are in a NFS campground filling out the site reservation paper where it asks for your pass number, which cuts the camping fee by half. Luckily the other one of us had my own senior pass in my wallet.

Information on all the "passes" here:

https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm

VoodooMedicineMan wrote:

Captain_Happy wrote:
It's called "America The Beautiful" Senior Pass. I've had mine or over 10 years.

Really?

I got my "America The Beautiful Senior Pass" in March of 2007. They started issuing them in January of 2007, replacing the "Golden Age Passport" previously issued...

dewey02 wrote:
If your wife passed on in 2013, I am truly sorry.
However, The America the Beautiful Pass, (AKA the geezer pass) does NOT expire. It is a lifetime pass and only expires when you do.

As I said, My wife's "Geezer Pass" expired on March 31 (Easter Sunday) 2013. About 1:30 PM as I recall.... She was driving our newly purchased used JEEP and lost control. Death was near instant per the official report.

There is much more but.. Well, that's all history.. Today I'm accepting applications for a new traveling companion. But that too is another story.. I'm still in the motor home.. Kind of up in the air (3') while Mechanic puts in a new engine (That died a bit later in life), actually, new engine is in, just need to finish the job, replace the axle, deal with insurance and if insurance covers it (A road hazard broke the original) we will do a bit of put-offable body work and ... ON THE ROAD AGAIN, I can't wait to be on the road again, I can't wait to be making music with my friends, 200 miles down the road again.

I asked a ranger in the NP that I volunteer in. He told me that the exact date of change has not been released but it will be prior to the next fiscal year which I believe he said was October.

I would suggest people purchase an extra pass before the increase and put it in a safe place. The pass never expires but if a pass is lost you must purchase another.

DW turns 62 in October this year and I turn 62 in November. Looks like we are going to be stuck paying the higher amount as well. Oh well it is what it is.