Back when I started this site, I could not find any up-to-date pages on the web dedicated to the little book "Passport To Your National Parks" so I thought I'd put something together.

The Official Passport Program website.

My wife and I began our National Parks tour on May 14, 1999 at Montezuma's Castle Nat'l Monument.  It was here that I found the "Passport To Your National Parks".  Being a devotee of touristy stuff such as this, I couldn't help but buy one.  Since then, we have visited several other National Parks/Monuments/Recreation Areas/Historic Parks/Historic Sites.

Basically, the idea is to use this book like you would use a passport for international travel.  The country is divided into nine different regions, and each National Park has a different cancellation that you get for visiting it.  Some parks have several different cancellations. For a listing of parks with stamps, check out the Master List.

The passport also has sections for the collectable stamps that have been released since 1986.  Each year, one national stamp and nine regional stamps, each highlighting a different Park, is released.  The national stamp typically features a park that is commemorating a milestone that year, such as the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.  These stamps have included everything from the Statue of Liberty to Saint-Gaudens.