Get a complete collection of 193435 national parks stamps. Each coin will depict a national park or other national site, beginning with hot springs national park in arkansas, yellowstone national park in. National park passport booklet and cancellation stamps. Collect, have fun, remember, and reminisce over your great park. National parks map, adventure log, and passport book for kids, teens, adults, and seniors arthur, sarah pritt on. Passport to your national parks classic edition and 2020 stamp set.
The stamps are free although you may have to pay an entrance fee to get into the park to get the stamp. Tips for national park passport stampers visiting alaska. Passport to your national parks book with 3 stamps us national. Passport to your national parks eastern national on. Some travelers like to collect passport stamps from each country they visit. Collect, have fun, remember, and reminisce over your great park experiences.
Passport to your national parks book with 3 stamps us national parks. It was super fun to get cancellation stamps and its a. Welcome to florida state parks, where every stamp is a story. Everything you purchase from the passport store books, commemorative stamps, apparel, collectibles and much more helps to support education and preservation at americas national parks. District of columbias national parks passport cancellation. Passport to your national parks program kidventurous. National park quarters your source for supplies for the national parks series of coins and quarters. I also have my own journal not the passport stamp book that i stamp.
How to choose the best national park passport for your. This travelogue includes colorcoded maps, previsit information, illustrations and photographs. The passport book breaks up the country into nine regions, each of which is identified by a different color stamp. The americas national parks online store is your onestop shop for official passport gear. The passport book has icons of the activities at each park. This book explores how our national park system began, the changes it has endured, and the sites it includes all through images and historic stamps. And now we have a junior ranger national parks one just for kids. And my nerdome is in full, boundless display when it comes to our national parks and one, seemingly silly little program.
National parks map, adventure log, and passport book for kids, teens, adults, and seniors. Each year, one national stamp and nine regional stamps, each highlighting a different park, is released. The books have a special area specifically for the junior ranger cancelation stamps. You can learn more about the passport program and purchase a passport book.
National parks passport stamp book suburban wife, city life. Did you know theres a us national parks passport book. It includes a list of every national park area in the united states. Kids outdoor parks passport pdf outdoor challenge for kids not a passport program. Since 1986, national park visitors have turned to the passport to your national parks program to preserve memories of their park travels by collecting ink cancellations at every national park they visit. Passport to your national parks classic expander pack. Passport books, sold at eastern national park stores and. But according to my earliest stamp not including the older ones i glued in, i bought my passport at kings mountain national military park in south carolina, while on a national. A passport stamp book and journal for young explorers. The passport also has sections for the collectable stamps that have been released since 1986. Had enough room to hold all stamps and stickers and had a lot of information. Customize your passport with these national park stamps. Some of the canadian national parks have cancellation stamps at their information and visitor centres centers.
Enjoy them to the fullest by shopping our collection of national parks handbooks, history books, childrens activity guides and books, park guides, maps, posters and more, including posters by famous graphics artist, charley harper. Mar 31, 2014 i just purchased the national park passport booklet before i took my family to sequoia and yosemite national parks. National park books sort by price, low to high price, high to low alphabetically, az alphabetically, za date, old to new date, new to old best selling view grid. Read my guide for all the information youll need to start collecting passport stamps right away. Read on to discover the stories behind these stamps.
Jun 29, 2011 first, heres the scoop on the program. I have been to many of the parks, and without exception the book s advice about how to get there, when to go, what to look for, etc. The program currently contains a variety of books that you can purchase to collect your stamps and cancellations at the various national parks that you visit. Who would have thought that a little 6 x 3 inch, 104page spiral bound book with blank pages, and a colour coded mapguide to the entire national park system would bring me such joy. As our whole family works to collect stamps at all the national parks we visit, the books will serve. Youll get both the regular perforated stamps as well as the farleys follies ungummed imperforate issues of 1935. Passport to your national parks americas national parks. The passport to your national parks program is run by eastern national, a nonprofit organization. Passport to your national parks classic edition shop americas. All stamps show national parks or plants, animals, artwork, objects and structures found in or associated with a national park. Nps passport cancellation book americas natural treasures our national parks are presented in one handy booklet with the passport to your national parks program. Here is a list with illustrations of the national parks passport cancellation stamps that i have collected. Apr 28, 2015 next, it offers a little purpose boost and motivation to our visits to stamp locations.
Explore winding rivers and endless shoreline pioneer through forests and swamps, deep caverns and towering dunes dive into shimmering emerald springs and discover historical places that connect us to generations past. Each florida state park has a unique stamp and storycollect them all to receive a prize. The cancelation station in the national parks can be a bit of a treasure hunt. It was super fun to get cancellation stamps and its a neat reminder of the. If the office is closed, several parks have a box outside with stamp stickers. However the collectors edition provides a dedicated space for each national park stamp, meaning the entire book is a checklist for the parks.
Passport to your national parks stampable sticker sets 5 passport to your national parks classic edition and 2020 stamp set. Back in may i learned about the passport to your national parks program through the national park service and ive been dying to get our brand new passport books stamped with my kids. While this is not as organized as eastern national s passport program for the us national park units there are park visitors who seek out these momemtos of their visit to a park. Printable national parks stamp book 58 national parks with history facts, an area for the official national park stamp, and space for simple growth mindset reflection. At nearly all of the 419 american national park units of the united states and many of the national park services affiliated areas, one or more national park passport stamps cancellation stamps can be acquired at no cost at park visitor centers and ranger stations. Junior ranger passport and 2019 junior ranger sticker set. The stamps are similar in nature to passport stamps stamped in a travelers national passport. Order the real florida passport online or purchase one at selected parks list coming soon. At this time there are still a few available by contacting the park office. Since 1986, the park passport has been a cherished heirloom for fans of our national parks the world over. Passport to your national parks books and stamps western. Picture of the inside of the collectors edition each page has a spot for the park, the cancellation stamp, and the annual stamps issued from eastern national photo credit. Eastern national is a 501c3 notforprofit cooperating association, that promotes the publics understanding and support of americas national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products, and services.
If youre traveling around the country visiting the 59 national parks or youve been visiting them for years but wanted a. Passport to your national parks collectors edition. Several variations of cancellation stamps for many of the park sites are displayed. In total, there are over 2,000 cancellation stamps available among all the national park sites.
Travel stamp book shenandoah national park association. Those who also visit the us parks will want to check out the national parks travelers club web site for. Passport cancellation stamps are a fun and free way to remember all of your visits to national parks. Americas natural treasures our national parks are presented in one handy booklet with the passport to your national parks program. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Passport to your national parks california national. National parks map, adventure log, and passport book for kids, teens, adults, and seniors paperback july 9, 2019 by sarah pritt arthur author 4. If you dont already have your own passport to the national parks, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the national park service and its the perfect time to start this tradition. Some bonus stamps from these sites are also exhibited.
Mint will issue 56 national park quarters as part of the united states mint america the beautiful quarters program. My notsosecret obsession 6 minute read by howard blount updated on sep 27, 2019 get started using national parks passports to collect stamps and document your visits to americas national parks and other historical and scenic sites. The national park service is modifying its operations on a. Here is a list of resources i turn to when i am researching the stamps that exist and trying to hunt down where i need to go to get them. Back when i started this site, i could not find any uptodate pages on the web dedicated to the little book passport to your national parks so i thought id put something together. Then you can print front to back, fold in half, then staple in the middle to make great book to take on the go.
It goes like this first, buy a book at any national park book store. So basically it is my scrap book of stamps and stickers which i lovingly look back on. Passport to your national parks stamp book nps fun travel log never used. National park stamps customize your passport with these national park stamps. These include national parks, preserves, wild rivers and historical sites. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, it just has not happened yet. Collect your stamps in a special book sold at cooperating bookstores or on park brochures, junior ranger books, or blank paper. Each spread has prompts for trip details and room to draw. This is an excellent book to use as a planning guide for trips to any of the national parks in the us. Aug 30, 2009 some of the canadian national parks have cancellation stamps at their information and visitor centres centers. Alaska poses unique challenges for stamp collectors, because many of these sites are remote and costly to visit.
Apr 24, 2018 the national parks and monuments are a true wonder in america, and ive discovered theres a lot more to see then i ever imagined, so when i discovered the national parks passport stamp book i knew i needed to get one for each kid. This book is set up a little differentlyit has more educational contentand doesnt have a dedicated area for the cancellation stamps, but our kids turned the ranger autograph section into their special spot to collect the stamps. Our passport collection includes books, inserts, and the stamps to complete your book. Out of more than 400 national park system units, alaska has around two dozen areas with a collectible stamp for your national park service passport. The national parks and monuments are a true wonder in america, and ive discovered theres a lot more to see then i ever imagined, so when i discovered the national parks passport stamp book i knew i needed to get one for each kid it was on a trip to see the cape hatterass lighthouse that i saw these passport books and some stamps in the gift shop. For a complete list of all stamp cancellation locations. If you do, then you need to get a national park passport and start obtaining national park passport stamps at every park you visit.
National parks map, adventure log, and passport book for kids, teens, adults, and seniors paperback at. I had been familiar with national parks passport cancellation stamps for years, and i had even collected them on journal pages and national park unigrids the official np brochures in my travels over the years. Not all parks are included and not all parks still have stamps available. National park passport booklet and cancellation stamps youtube. Each national park and national monument, as well as many other recreation areas like national battlefields, has a cancelation stamp for you to put into your passport book.
National park passport stamps a comprehensive guide to. Here is a list with illustrations of the passport cancellation stamps for the national parks sites located within the district of columbia. Passport to your national parks classic cancellation. At nearly all of the 419 american national park units of the united states, one or more national park passport stamps can be acquired at no cost at park visitor centers and ranger stations. I just purchased the national park passport booklet before i took my family to sequoia and yosemite national parks. Join our friends list and get an email with an instant coupon to use right now. Passport to your national parks classic cancellation station. The george washington memorial parkway is a passport stamp.
National parks across the country have stamping locations where you can record your visits with a cancellation stamp similar to a mark you find on stamped mail. There is a place for a stamp and a sticker for each national. For a listing of parks with stamps, check out the master list. The passport to your national parks program is a popular way to preserve memories of visits to americas national parks. Start your adventure by visiting any of the stamp collection locations listed in the passport to receive a stamp. This is your chance to get all 20 national parks single stamps issued in 1934 and 1935. National park passport stamps this is a complete list of all the us national parks, including passport stamps cancellations from the ones ive been to. Its a cute, affordable, spiralbound, pocketsize booklet, with a place to track every national park youve been to. With extra pages to doodle favorite places and animals and a map of all 61 us national parks. The cancelation stamp program is like geocaching for people who are bad at directions and finding tiny. We visit parts of parks that we may not have otherwise stopped at or would have even known existed were not for my stamp chase. The stamp pane, designed by ethel kessler of bethesda, md, includes 16 stamp images featuring existing art or photography representing the regional diversity of the national park system.
Step 3 stop by the parks office or visitor center to get your passport book stamped. Click on the link for a state to see the list and images for that state or on the link for a year to see the stamps collected in that particular year. National parks map, adventure log, and passport book for kids. The passport to your national parks annual stamp sets, dating back to 1986, feature vibrant images of some of americas most beautiful landscapes. Amazons choice for national parks stamp book national park passport journal pocketsized outdoor experience book 3. Individual parks can use the stamp as they see fit, but eastern national has suggested that if someone wants the stamp, they have to complete the junior ranger program. My wife and i began our national parks tour on may 14, 1999 at montezumas castle natl monument. Youve probably seen the passport books for sale in national park bookstores across the country.
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