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$30 for a Year of Everything — Entrance, Camping and Boat Launch at Every Nevada State Park

A Nevada resident veteran with a PERMANENT service-connected disability can buy an annual state parks permit for a $30 administrative fee that covers entrance to every state park, camping, and boat launch use for twelve months. Nearly every park benefit in this corpus waives entrance and charges separately for camping; this one covers all three. The waiver attaches to the VEHICLE CARRYING THE VETERAN. Reservations and special events are outside it, so a booked site still costs the reservation fee.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

A Nevada resident veteran with a PERMANENT service-connected disability can buy an annual state parks permit for a $30 administrative fee that covers entrance to every state park, camping, and boat launch use for twelve months. Nearly every park benefit in this corpus waives entrance and charges separately for camping; this one covers all three. The waiver attaches to the VEHICLE CARRYING THE VETERAN. Reservations and special events are outside it, so a booked site still costs the reservation fee.

What it's worth: $30 a year for entrance, camping and boat launch at every state park

  • $30.00 ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE FEE for twelve months.
  • Covers UNLIMITED ENTRANCE to all state parks, PLUS CAMPING AND BOAT LAUNCH USE. Most park benefits cover entrance alone.
  • The waiver applies to the VEHICLE CARRYING THE VETERAN.
  • The disability must be PERMANENT and service-connected, with proof required. THE PAGE STATES NO PERCENTAGE THRESHOLD.
  • RESERVATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS ARE EXCLUDED — a booked campsite still carries its reservation fee.
  • Nevada residency is required.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • Your discharge was honorable.
  • You have a service-connected disability.
  • Nevada state parks.

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. 1Get a VA letter showing the disability is service-connected AND PERMANENT — permanence is what this permit turns on.
  2. 2Apply to the Division of State Parks and pay the $30 administrative fee.
  3. 3Register the vehicle you actually travel in. The waiver follows the vehicle carrying you.
  4. 4Budget separately for reservation fees if you book sites in advance.
  5. 5If you do not have a permanent rating, ask about the plain veteran entrance permit instead.
Form
Annual permit application, Nevada Division of State Parks
File with
Nevada Division of State Parks
Documents you will need
va benefit summary letter
Annual
Claimed once a year.
Worth knowingNo percentage threshold is published for this permit — the test as stated is that the disability is permanent and service-connected. Ask rather than assuming you are below a line that may not exist.

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