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SENIOR NEWS LINE If you have a National Parks Golden Age Passport, there have been some changes. The Department of the Interior has created a new program called America the Beautiful. The America the Beautiful Senior Pass will give you free access to federal recreation sites that charge an entrance fee or standard amenity fee. Plus you'll get a discount on some of the expanded amenity fees, usually 50 percent. The Pass still costs $10 and is good for life. (Your old Passport will still be good for your lifetime.) Here are two examples of the discounts: • If you're in a non-commercial vehicle at a site where they charge by the vehicle (such as a park), up to four people (including yourself) can get in free. • If you're at a walk-in recreation site, up to four of you will get the discount. For those who are under age 62, there is an annual pass, which now costs $80 for a limited time, typically a year. While a carload of you can still be admitted for free to a park that charges by the vehicle, you won't get the same fee discounts as the with Senior Pass. Recreation sites vary in the availability of standard and expanded amenities. The expanded amenities are generally activities such as boat launching, camping and swimming. If you're in a group that's camping, only you will get the discount. (And it doesn't apply to gift-shop purchases or concessions.)
To learn what amenities are available at various sites and which qualify for the discount, check out www.recreation.gov online or www.nps.gov.
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