Veterans new benefit!

[Redrebel]

I'd bet lunch that it won't be good at P'View or the Berry. That concessionaire is greed personified.

Thanks Gone.  And like Rocky said, concessionaires do NOT have to honor ANY of the Federal passes.  Congress gave the concessionaires that right when the Feds determined it would be cheaper to contract out management of Federal venues to private companies.  The contract gives the Feds a percentage of the fees collected with absolutely no overhead costs.  No Federal pass will work at ANY concessionaire run venue including Strawberry & Pineview.  I got my free lifetime disabled pass from both Utah and the Feds shortly after I received my disability rating from the VA in 1981.  The Utah lifetime pass is long gone but we that have it were grandfathered to continue using it as long as we have it in hand.  The State pass is still free for disabled Vets but requires an annual renewal.  The name of the Federal pass has changed but it is still free to disabled vets.  Even with restricted use at vender managed venues it’s a good deal.

I always get a funny look when I pull up to a state body of water and show them my state parks fun tag and some of them have no idea what it is. It’s amazing to me that I can use it at Willard and deer Creek and starvation but you go to Pineview or strawberry and they say because of such a high demand they still have to charge. I guess Willard and deer Creek have a different demand. Even with all the whining and complaining I’m still grateful that both state and federal governments are doing their best to try and honor those that are disabled, and those that have served.