Active-duty military personnel and their dependents can receive an America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Annual Pass for FREE (an $80 value).
The pass grants them access to more than 2,000 national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands.
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FREE ANNUAL PASS FOR MILITARY
- In partnership with many U.S. government agencies, the program is part of the Joining Forces initiative’s effort to thank service members and their families for their sacrifices.
- Military personnel or their dependents can pick up the FREE pass at select national park or wild refuge entrances by showing their military ID.
- Unfortunately, the program does not apply to military veterans or retirees. For more details on the program, click here.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine.
Florida National Parks to visit with your Annual Pass
- Canaveral National Seashore (one of the most beautiful beaches in Florida)
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, in St. Augustine
- Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles west of Key West
- Gulf Islands National Seashore, at the Mississippi-Florida border
- Everglades National Park, south of Miami
Florida National Parks that are always free
- Big Cypress National Preserve, Ochopee
- Biscayne National Park, Miami (free for day use)
- De Soto National Memorial, Bradenton
- Fort Caroline National Memorial and the Timucuan Preserve, Jacksonville
- Fort Matanzas National Monument, St. Augustine (stop at Fort Matanzas Visitor Center for a free ferry pass)
- Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, stretching from North Carolina to Jacksonville
- Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, Jacksonville
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