The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is temporarily expanding the Every Kid Outdoors recreation pass to include 5th grade students for the 2020-2021 academic year.
This change will ensure that 5th grade students who may not have been able to make full use of the Every Kid Outdoors Annual 4th Grade Pass during the 2019-2020 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic will have a chance to do so during the current academic year through Aug. 31, 2021.
Fifth grade students (including home-schooled and free-choice learners) can visit the National Park Service website at https://www.nps.gov/kids/fifthgrade.htm to obtain and print a paper voucher.
Students should present the paper voucher at federal locations that charge a per-person entrance fee, a standard amenity fee, or day use recreation fee. The voucher admits the student, as well as traveling companions who are occupants of a single, private non-commercial vehicle or the student and three persons (16 and older) where per person fees are charged.
- Electronic versions of paper vouchers will not be accepted.
- The paper voucher cannot be exchanged for the physical Every Kid Outdoors Annual 4th Grade Pass.
- The voucher does not apply to camping and camping-related services, or fees for specialized facilities (group picnic shelters) and events.
- Facilities and activities on federal recreation lands managed by private concessionaires are also not covered by the voucher.
A primary goal of the Every Kid Outdoors program is to bridge the growing disconnect between the next generation and the great outdoors, and to inspire children to become future stewards of our nation's natural and historic treasures. For more information, please visit https://everykidoutdoors.gov/index.htm.
