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A Camping Discount at State Parks for 100% Permanent and Total Disability

Arkansas State Parks discounts standard campsite fees for people who are 100% permanently and totally disabled. A veteran proves it with a VBA award letter dated within the last two years, an Arkansas DV or DAV plate, or an Access Pass. There is no Arkansas residency requirement in the rule — U.S. citizenship is what it asks. The discount is on standard campsites, not cabins or yurts.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Arkansas State Parks discounts standard campsite fees for people who are 100% permanently and totally disabled. A veteran proves it with a VBA award letter dated within the last two years, an Arkansas DV or DAV plate, or an Access Pass. There is no Arkansas residency requirement in the rule — U.S. citizenship is what it asks. The discount is on standard campsites, not cabins or yurts.

What it's worth: A discount on standard campsite fees — not cabins or yurts

  • This is general disability law rather than a veteran statute: the test is 100% permanent and total disability, and a veteran is one route to meeting it.
  • There is no Arkansas residency requirement in the rule. It asks for U.S. citizenship.
  • Proof for a veteran is a VBA award letter dated within the last TWO years, an Arkansas DV or DAV plate, or an Access Pass. The plate route means a veteran who already holds one needs no letter.
  • The discount applies to standard campsites. Cabins and yurts are outside it.
  • The rate is set administratively rather than in the rule, and no government source opened this session states it. Secondary summaries describe 50% off standard campsites; that figure is not asserted here.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You are rated 100% permanent and total.
  • You are in Arkansas.

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. 1Take one of the three accepted proofs: a VBA award letter dated within the last two years, an Arkansas DV or DAV plate, or an Access Pass.
  2. 2If you already hold the DV plate, that is the proof. You do not need a letter.
  3. 3Check the letter's date. Older than two years and it will not be accepted.
  4. 4Ask for the rate before booking, and expect it on standard campsites rather than cabins or yurts.
  5. 5Arkansas residency is not required, so this is worth knowing if you are travelling through.
Form
Presented at the park
File with
Arkansas State Parks, at the park
Documents you will need
va benefit summary letter
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Known gapThe discount rate is set administratively and no official page opened this session states it. Secondary sources describe 50% off standard campsites. That figure is deliberately not published here — ask the park.

Sources

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