Daily passes are now available digitally to purchase from Recreation.gov! To purchase your pass online, Please Visit: HERE or click the image on the left.
Can be obtained at either Montezuma Castle National Monument, Tuzigoot National Monument, or at store.usgs.gov.
Annual Passes are not valid without a passholder signature.
Annual Passes purchased as gifts have two blank signature lines for use by gift recipient.
Valid for one full year from month of purchase (through last day of that month).
Allows pass owner and accompanying passengers in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle to enter Federally operated recreation sites across the country.
Covers the pass owner and three (3) accompanying adults age 16 and older at sites where per person entrance fees are charged. No entry fee charged for children 15 and under.
Photo identification will be required to verify ownership.
Passes are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
Military Vetetran: For purposes of this program, a veteran is identified as an individual who has served in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, and is able to present one of the following forms of identification when entering a national park:
Department of Defense Identification Card (CAC Card)
Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)
Veteran ID Card
Veterans designation on a state-issued U.S. driver’s license or identification card
A member of a Gold Star Family.
Before visiting a national park site, Gold Star Family members download and print a voucher to present to the ranger or place on the vehicle dashboard at unstaffed sites. By downloading and signing the voucher, Gold Star Family members are self-certifying that they meet the required criteria as identified in sections 3.2 and 3.3 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36.
Following is the self-certification language on the voucher:
I hereby affirm that I am an eligible next of kin (NOK) of a member of the United States Armed Forces who lost his or her life in a qualifying situation, such as war, an international terrorist attack or a military operation outside of the United States while serving in the United States Armed Forces, as identified in sections 3.2 (Qualifying Situation) and 3.3 (Eligible NOK) of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36.
For U.S. citizens or permanent residents age 62 or over
May be obtained in person at Montezuma Castle National Monument or online at store.usgs.gov.
Applicants must provide documentation of age and residency or citizenship
May provide a 50 percent discount on some amenity fees charged for facilities and services such as camping, swimming, boat launch, and specialized interpretive services
Generally does NOT cover or reduce special recreation permit fees or fees charged by concessioners
Passes are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
For U.S. citizens or permanent residents age 62 or over.
May be obtained in person at Montezuma Castle National Monument or online at store.usgs.gov.
Applicants must provide documentation of age and residency or citizenship.
May provide a 50 percent discount on some amenity fees charged for facilities and services such as camping, swimming, boat launch, and specialized interpretive services.
Generally does NOT cover or reduce special recreation permit fees or fees charged by concessioners.
Passes are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
For U.S. citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities.
May be obtained in person at a Montezuma Castle National Monument or online at store.usgs.gov.
Acceptable Documentation:
A copy of ID issued by an authorized U.S. agency such as your driver's license, passport, or state issued ID& Documentation that proves permanent disability such as:
Statement by a licensed physician (Statement must include: that the individual has a PERMANENT disability, that it limits one or more aspects of their daily life, and the nature of those limitations.) ;
Document issued by Federal agency such as the Veteran's Administration, Social Security Disability Income, or Supplemental Security Income;
Document issued by a State agency such as a vocational rehabilitation agency.
May provide a 50 percent discount on some amenity fees charged for facilities and services such as camping, swimming, boat launching, and specialized interpretive services.
Generally does NOT cover or reduce special recreation permit fees or fees charged by concessioners.
Passes are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
This annual pass is for volunteers acquiring 250 service hours on a cumulative basis (beginning January 1, 2007). It provides access to, and use of, Federal recreation sites that charge an Entrance or Standard Amenity Fee for a year, beginning from the date of award.
The pass admits the pass holder and passengers in a non-commercial vehicle at per vehicle fee areas and pass holder + 3 adults, not to exceed 4 adults, at per person fee areas (children under 16 are admitted free).
Contact the park volunteer coordinator, Krystina Isaac, to learn about volunteer opportunities at Montezuma Castle National Monument.
Passes are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
Once your 4th grader has completed their web based activity on the Every Kid Outdoors website, they will be awarded their voucher package for printing
Once your 4th grader arrives at the participating Federal recreation site they may exchange their Every Kid Outdoors voucher for the Annual 4th grade Pass
Covers the fourth grader (card holder) and three adults
Good from September to August (the school year plus following summer)
Passes are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
Fee Free Days in 2022:
January 17: Martin Luther King Jr Day
April 16: First Day of National Park Week
August 4: Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act
