Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year and lasting for about 12 years, the Every Kid Outdoors (formerly Every Kid in a Park) initiative provides a free annual pass, valid from September 1 to August 31 each year, to students during their 4th grade year. Children under 16 always enter national parks for free, but now 4th graders can use their pass to provide free entry for three adults with them. To get the free pass, 4th grade students receive a printed paper voucher by visiting the Every Kid Outdoors program website. The paper voucher can be exchanged for a plastic pass at national parks that sell other federal lands passes. Although entry is always free at Chamizal National Memorial, we do participate in the federal recreational lands pass program, which includes the 4th grade passes, and the passes can be used at other national parks and federal lands around the El Paso area. |
Last updated: July 28, 2020