Calling all fourth graders and their families!\u00a0Fourth graders can get free admission to all federal parks, lands and waters of the National Parks Service (NPS) through the Every Kid in a Park<\/a> program, which is supported by the National Parks Foundation<\/a>, the official charity of America\u2019s national parks. And this week, National Parks Week, is the perfect time to register and plan a trip!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Kids who are in the fourth grade (or the home-school equivalent) can get a pass online here<\/a>. After playing a short game about where and what they\u2019d most like to see, kids earn their free pass that must be printed to be used. (Electronic versions are not accepted.) At some NPS locations fourth graders can exchange the paper pass for a plastic one. Passes for kids in fourth grade during the 2017-18 school year expire on August 31, 2018.<\/p>\n The pass admits the fourth grader, all children under 16 and up to three adults for free at sites that charges entrance fees per person. At sites that charges vehicle entrance fees, the pass admits all children under 16 and all adults in up to one passenger vehicle. Some sites are managed by private operators, so be safe and check ahead to see if they honor the pass.<\/p>\n