Florida And National Parks 

Florida Sale 50% Off Parks and Sports Licenses

The “Great Outdoors Initiative” encourages Floridians to explore nature. State Park admissions, plus hunting and fishing licenses are discounted until January 13. As part of Florida’s Great Outdoors Initiative the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will provide a 50% discount on annual state park passes and FWC Gold Sportsman hunting and fishing licenses. The 50% discount is available for three months. It began on October 14 and runs until January 13. During the three months of the sale, FWC also won’t require fishing licenses within Florida state parks. State park discounts after 50% off, plus tax: Family Annual Pass- $60; Individual Annual Pass- $30. Sportsman license discounts after 50% off, plus tax: FWC Gold Sportsman licenses, which include the saltwater fishing, freshwater fishing, and hunting privileges and all associated permits. Annual Gold Sportsman- $50.75; 5-year Gold Sportsman- $247.75; Lifetime Sportsman’s License ages 13 and older- $501.50

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Free National Park Days

The National Park Service waives all entrance fees on several days throughout the year.
 
Check here for the upcoming entrance fee-free days 

“The entrance fee-free days hosted by the National Park Service are special opportunities to invite visitors, volunteers and veterans to celebrate some important moments for our parks and opportunities for service in those parks,” said National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel Smith.
 
The National Park System includes more than 85 million acres and includes national parks, national historical parks, national monuments, national recreation areas, national battlefields, and national seashores. There is at least one national park site in every U.S. state.
 
Last year, 331 million people visited national parks spending $18.2 billion, which supported 306,000 jobs across the country and had a $35.8 billion impact on the U.S. economy.
 
Only 115 of the 418 parks managed by the National Park Service charge entrance fees regularly, with fees ranging from $5 to $35. The other 303 national parks do not have entrance fees. The entrance fee waiver for the fee-free days does not cover amenity or user fees for activities such as camping, boat launches, transportation, or special tours.
 
The annual $80 America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass allows unlimited entrance to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including all national parks. There are also free or discounted passes available for senior citizens, current members of the U.S. military, families of fourth grade students, and disabled citizens.
 
Other federal land management agencies offering their own fee-free days in 2019 include the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 418 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at www.nps.gov, on Facebook www.facebook.com/nationalparkservice, Twitter www.twitter.com/natlparkservice, and YouTube www.youtube.com/nationalparkservice.