[quote]That Senior Discount to National Parks includes FREE entrance for you and everyone in the car + the 50% discount you mention. Our parks need money so badly, they ought to put an income restriction on this before handing out the Golden Passports. It is a nice benefit. Be certain to take your passport or birth certificate next time you go to one of them if you are 62 or older. I think it costs a whole $10.[/quote]

Trust me, it would cost the Gummint far more than they would make if they set an income limit to it! It's intended to be age-related -- This way they can issue the card at any NP, NF, etc., on the spot -- The reality is that they don't lose much money (if folks don't age-qualify for the card, they usually buy the years pass that does the same thing for entry, although not for camp sites, etc.)

There is also a federal card for folks with disabilities that has no age limits to it -- I have service-connected disabilities, so I got one of those a long time ago and it sure was handy when I was living in my little RV and slowly traveling around the US and CA -- I prefer the rustic campgrounds with minimum facilities (just water and toilet, thank you) so it suited me just fine -- I didn't have to pay much to camp and the Gummint was still making the other 50% on the camp fee.