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A Free Five-Year Camping Pass — Any Service-Connected Percentage, Including Zero

A veteran with a service-connected disability gets a free camping pass valid in every developed Alaska State Park campground. The department states in terms that the disability PERCENTAGE does not influence qualifying, so a 0% service-connected rating is enough. Passes are issued in odd-numbered years and run for five years. Group sites, day use and boat launch are outside it, and the pass is non-transferable.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

A veteran with a service-connected disability gets a free camping pass valid in every developed Alaska State Park campground. The department states in terms that the disability PERCENTAGE does not influence qualifying, so a 0% service-connected rating is enough. Passes are issued in odd-numbered years and run for five years. Group sites, day use and boat launch are outside it, and the pass is non-transferable.

What it's worth: A free camping pass for all developed state park campgrounds, good for five years

  • The department states that the disability PERCENTAGE does not influence qualifying. A 0% service-connected rating reaches this.
  • Proof is the VA Universal Access ID marked SERVICE CONNECTED, or a current-year VA letter.
  • Passes are issued in odd-numbered years and are valid for five years.
  • It covers individual electric and non-electric sites in all developed Alaska State Park campgrounds. Group sites, day use and boat launch are excluded.
  • The pass is non-transferable, so it does not pass to a family member.
  • A replacement decal is $10 where the remains of the old one are produced, and $100 if it is lost.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You have a service-connected disability.
  • Your home is in Alaska.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Apply at the Anchorage or Fairbanks Public Information Centre of the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
  2. 2Take the VA Universal Access ID marked SERVICE CONNECTED, or a VA letter from the current year.
  3. 3Do not be put off by a low rating. The department says the percentage does not influence qualifying, and 0% service-connected reaches it.
  4. 4Note the issue cycle: passes are issued in odd-numbered years and run five years, so timing affects how much of the five you get.
  5. 5Look after the decal. Replacing a lost one costs $100, against $10 if you can produce what is left of it.
Form
Disabled Veteran's Camping Pass application
File with
Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Anchorage or Fairbanks Public Information Centre
Documents you will need
va benefit summary letter
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.

Sources

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