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 Tourists stop to photograph themselves and the iconic view of Yosemite Valley from the Tunnel View parking lot. Fourth-graders can get free admission to national parks for themselves and their families under the “Every Kid in a Park” program.
Tourists stop to photograph themselves and the iconic view of Yosemite Valley from the Tunnel View parking lot. Fourth-graders can get free admission to national parks for themselves and their families under the “Every Kid in a Park” program.
Marla Jo Fisher

How would you like to get into national parks free all year long? Well, if you have a fourth-grader, you can, because the feds have renewed their successful “Every Kid In A Park” program for 2016-17! Your fourth-grader can download a special pass, enabling him or her and your family to visit any national park this year for free. Teachers can do it for their classes, too. Your kids need to follow the directions online at EveryKidInaPark.gov, and then they’ll receive a printable coupon that admits all children under 16 and up to three adults for free in one vehicle to all federal lands and waters. The pass must be printed on paper – no electronic versions accepted. And it’s only good at federal sites, not state or county parks. When you get to the park, they’ll give your kid a plastic membership card.