Lifetime Park Entrance and Half-Price Camping — 100%, POW or Purple Heart
A resident veteran with 100% total service-connected disability — or POW or Purple Heart status — gets a lifetime state park entrance licence and a 50% discount on camping and the electrical fees that ride with the site.
Verified August 20, 2026
What this benefit is
A resident veteran with 100% total service-connected disability — or POW or Purple Heart status — gets a lifetime state park entrance licence and a 50% discount on camping and the electrical fees that ride with the site.
What it's worth: Lifetime park entrance free; camping and electrical fees at half price
- The camping discount applies automatically to online reservations once the licence is approved.
Who is entitled to it
- Your service-connected disability is total.
- You received the Purple Heart.
- You are a resident of this state.
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How to claim it
- 1Apply with proof of residency and one of: the "K" award or a VA letter showing 100% total service-connected disability, POW documentation, or Purple Heart documentation.
- 2Approval brings a billfold card good for free vehicle entry to state parks for life.
- 3The 50% camping discount extends to camping cabins and the electrical service fee — and applies to online bookings automatically, with the confirmation e-mail serving until the card arrives.
- Form
- Military Park Entrance License application
- File with
- Game, Fish and Parks
- Documents you will need
- va benefit summary letter
- No renewal
- Once granted it does not need renewing.
Sources
- authority · published policyGame, Fish and Parks — Military Park Entrance Licenses
Why only one source type: The department's own page states the eligibility routes, the lifetime card and the automatic 50% camping discount.
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