Do you enjoy visiting national parks like I do?  If you are 62 or over and don’t have a senior park pass yet, now is the time, even if you don’t know if you’ll use it any time soon.  The price is going up from $10 to $80 on August 28!  Too bad I’m not 62 yet!

From the National Park Service Website:

Senior Pass

• Cost (Right Now): $10 lifetime pass
• Available for: U.S. citizens or permanent residents age 62 or over. Applicants must provide documentation of age and residency or citizenship.
• How to purchase:
  • In person at a federal recreation site (see PDF list of federal recreation sites that issue passes)
  • Online–buy now from the USGS store!
  • Through the mail using this application form (PDF).
  • NOTE: The cost of obtaining a Senior Pass through the mail or online is $20. $10 for the Senior Pass and $10 for processing the application.
  • The price of the lifetime Senior Pass will increase to $80 on August 28, 2017. A new $20 annual Senior Pass will become available at the same time. See more information about changes to the Senior Pass.