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A Lifetime Pass at 30% — Camping, Moorage and Boat Launch Included

Washington issues a FREE LIFETIME pass to a veteran with a VA award letter showing a service-connected rating of 30% OR MORE. It covers day-use parking, CAMPING, MOORAGE, boat launch and trailer dump at state parks, and carries DISCOVER PASS DAY-USE PRIVILEGES on DNR- and WDFW-managed lands as well. Thirty per cent is a low threshold for a benefit this wide, and moorage is included, which matters on the Sound. Extra-vehicle fees and reservation fees sit outside it.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Washington issues a FREE LIFETIME pass to a veteran with a VA award letter showing a service-connected rating of 30% OR MORE. It covers day-use parking, CAMPING, MOORAGE, boat launch and trailer dump at state parks, and carries DISCOVER PASS DAY-USE PRIVILEGES on DNR- and WDFW-managed lands as well. Thirty per cent is a low threshold for a benefit this wide, and moorage is included, which matters on the Sound. Extra-vehicle fees and reservation fees sit outside it.

What it's worth: Free lifetime pass — day use, camping, moorage, boat launch and trailer dump

  • FREE AND LIFETIME. No renewal.
  • Requires a VA AWARD LETTER showing a service-connected rating of 30% OR MORE.
  • Covers DAY-USE PARKING, CAMPING, MOORAGE, BOAT LAUNCH and TRAILER DUMP at state parks.
  • Also carries DISCOVER PASS DAY-USE PRIVILEGES on DNR- and WDFW-MANAGED LANDS.
  • EXCLUDES extra-vehicle fees and reservation fees.
  • Thirty per cent is a low threshold for a benefit that includes camping and moorage.
  • Issued by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You have a service-connected disability.
  • Washington state parks.

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How to claim it

  1. 1Get a VA award letter showing the rating. Thirty per cent is the threshold, not fifty or a hundred.
  2. 2Apply to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
  3. 3It is lifetime, so this is a one-off application — no renewals to diary.
  4. 4Remember it covers the Discover Pass day-use privileges on DNR and WDFW land as well as state parks.
  5. 5Budget separately for reservation fees and extra vehicles; those are outside the pass.
Form
Lifetime Disabled Veteran Pass application
File with
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Documents you will need
va benefit summary letter
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingMoorage is unusual to see in a park pass and is worth real money on the Washington coast. So is the Discover Pass privilege, which normally costs separately.

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