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Free Beach Parking, Park Entry and Golf at 100% — Including the Golf

Rhode Island's Disability Pass waives fees for PARKING, ADMITTANCE AND GOLF at state recreational facilities for a veteran the VA has determined to be 100% disabled through a service-connected disability. Free state golf is close to unique in this corpus. Read the exclusions: LICENSING, CAMPING, PICNIC TABLE AND SPECIALIZED-FACILITY FEES ARE NOT WAIVED. The pass must be obtained IN PERSON at RI State Parks Headquarters, 1100 Tower Hill Road — it cannot be done by post.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Rhode Island's Disability Pass waives fees for PARKING, ADMITTANCE AND GOLF at state recreational facilities for a veteran the VA has determined to be 100% disabled through a service-connected disability. Free state golf is close to unique in this corpus. Read the exclusions: LICENSING, CAMPING, PICNIC TABLE AND SPECIALIZED-FACILITY FEES ARE NOT WAIVED. The pass must be obtained IN PERSON at RI State Parks Headquarters, 1100 Tower Hill Road — it cannot be done by post.

What it's worth: No parking, admittance or golf fees at state recreational facilities

  • Waives PARKING, ADMITTANCE AND GOLF fees at state recreational facilities.
  • FREE STATE GOLF is close to unique among the states in this corpus.
  • NOT WAIVED: licensing, camping, picnic table and specialized-facility fees.
  • The veteran pathway needs a VA determination of 100% DISABILITY through a service-connected disability.
  • The statute also covers SSDI and SSI recipients by a separate route.
  • THE PASS IS ISSUED IN PERSON at RI State Parks Headquarters, 1100 Tower Hill Road.
  • THE RESIDENCY TEST IS NOT ESTABLISHED from the sources reviewed.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You are determined 100% disabled through service.
  • Rhode Island state recreational facilities.

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. 1Go in person to RI State Parks Headquarters, 1100 Tower Hill Road. There is no postal route.
  2. 2Take the VA determination of 100% service-connected disability.
  3. 3Ask about golf specifically — it is inside the pass and staff may not mention it.
  4. 4Budget separately for camping and any specialized facility; those are outside it.
  5. 5If you receive SSDI or SSI, ask about that route as well; the statute covers it.
Form
Disability Pass, issued in person
File with
DEM Division of Parks and Recreation
Documents you will need
va benefit summary letter
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingBeach parking is the fee this saves most often. In season a day at a Rhode Island state beach costs enough that the pass pays for the trip to Tower Hill Road within a summer.

Sources

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