Classic Edition
A compact first book. Its 112 pages include regional maps, park information and space for cancellations. At 6 x 3.75 inches, it fits in a daypack or jacket pocket.
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Your National Park Passport Starts Here
Passport To Your National Parks® is a book for collecting dated ink stamps from National Park Service sites. Each stamp records where you went and when you visited.
Bring it on your next park trip. Pick up a free cancellation stamp at a participating visitor center or park store, then keep adding to the same book as you travel.
Already visited a few parks? Start with your next visit.
Passport ink stamps are souvenirs for recording visits. Do not stamp official government-issued passports with them. Yes, this happens more than you think.
How stamping works
- Bring your book. Look up your park's visitor center hours and stamp location before you go. The NPS app lists Passport stamp locations at many parks.
- Find the stamp station. Look in the visitor center or park store. Ask a ranger or store employee if you don't see it.
- Add your cancellation. Check the date on the stamper, find room on your page and press the ink stamp into your book. Let the ink dry before closing it.
Free ink stamps and purchased stickers are different
A cancellation is the dated ink stamp you collect during a visit. Commemorative stamps are adhesive collectibles sold separately. You can collect ink cancellations without buying stickers.
Why people keep stamping
The program began in 1986. The idea still works: a place, a date and a page you can look back through.
Your book can hold repeat visits as well as first stops. Its maps can also point you toward a national monument or historic site you hadn't planned to visit. There's no need to visit parks in a particular order. Start with the next one.
Four Passport stops near us
BHPFA runs the park stores at these four National Park Service sites in the Black Hills and Nebraska Panhandle. Ask at the visitor center or park store for the cancellation stamp. Check each park's current hours before making a special trip.
- Wind Cave National ParkHot Springs, South Dakota. NPS visitor information.
- Jewel Cave National MonumentCuster, South Dakota. NPS visitor information.
- Scotts Bluff National MonumentGering, Nebraska. NPS visitor information.
- Agate Fossil Beds National MonumentHarrison, Nebraska. NPS visitor information.
Choose your Passport book
All four editions collect the same free park cancellations. Choose the format you want to carry and use.
Collector's Edition
More space for a growing collection. This 192-page, spiral-bound book has a vinyl cover, regional maps and extra cancellation space. The larger 7.5 x 10-inch format is easy to open at a stamp station.
$32.95
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Junior Ranger Edition
For young park visitors. This 9 x 7-inch book has 100 pages of activities, park information and room for cancellations. It includes a set of park-themed stickers.
$17.95
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Explorer's Edition, canvas cover
A binder inside a zippered canvas portfolio. Regional dividers, a park checklist and room for stamps help keep a larger collection organized. Includes a shoulder strap. This listing is for the canvas-cover edition.
$69.95
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Before your first stamp
Are cancellation stamps free?
Yes. Participating National Park Service sites provide ink cancellations at no charge. Books and commemorative stickers are separate purchases.
Is a Passport book an entrance pass?
No. It records your visits. Check the park's rules for entrance passes, reservations and tour tickets before you go.
Do I need a different book for each park?
No. Bring the same Passport book to participating National Park Service sites around the country.
Can I collect stamps at national monuments?
Yes. Participating National Park Service sites include national monuments and historic sites as well as places named national parks. Check the site's stamp location before your visit.
What if my book fills up?
Check which edition you have before buying extra pages. The Collector's Edition expander pack adds 10 sheets to the Collector's book. Refill pages are edition-specific.
Can I start if I have already visited parks?
Yes. Bring a book on your next visit and start there. You don't need a full itinerary or a collection of past stamps to begin.
Pick a book for your next park visit
BHPFA is a nonprofit cooperating association. Purchases from our park stores help support education and visitor services at our partner sites.
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