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Introducing the New 2026 America The Beautiful Pass Design (cdn.recreation.gov)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/hiking@lemmy.world
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https://www.recreation.gov/interagency-pass/types/resident

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[–] 22 points 10 months ago

Just disgusting.

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    [–] 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    They want people to not buy it, it seems.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I was planning on buying one this year for the first time in a while, but I'm not gonna own shit with that piece of fuck's face on it.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    For people who don't go to national parks a lot, it's probably cheaper to just get day passes. People who only go to a single park a lot can also get an annual pass for just that park at the fee gate. You can also put a sticker over his mugshot, just don't block the text.

    I got a spoonbill one in December to avoid this. You could try asking at an REI or something if they have leftovers that they could punch for December.

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    • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Damn, I had to check this was real

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    • [–] 11 points 10 months ago

    Jesus Fucking Christ.

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    [–] [S] 9 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    George Washington, just living in the shadow of DJT

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    • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    You can put a sticker over that one guy, just don't block the Resident Annual diamond and don't mess with the back of it.

    Also, of course it's literally illegal because they're required to use a photo contest winner:

    https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/national-park-pass-trump-face-lawsuit-conservation-group

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 10 months ago*

    Yeah the lawsuit cites a law that states the photo that won the photography contest has to be on the card. I saw a reddit post of someone talking about this and I guess if you renew your annual pass before these cards were issued, you had the option of them hole punching the older 2025 card which featured a bird from Everglades NP (which a park ranger also told me they did do this, but it's too late for me now)

    https://old.reddit.com/r/NationalPark/comments/1pq2m53/america_the_beautiful_pass_is_absolutely_beautiful/

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    • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    I'm so glad my disabled pass means I won't need to buy one of these.

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    [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    Also ironic given the fact that he wants to sell off our park lands to the highest bidder.

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    [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    Looks like shit.

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    [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I bought my pass on 12/30/25 so hopefully when I renew it will be in 2027 and will have switched back to pictures

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    See I didn't know that was an option. Thought you had to buy the new 2026 card

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    I had no idea about the new card when I bought my newest pass. If they had given me a card with his picture I'd probably try to save up for a nonresident pass. But at $350 total outlay ($75 for yearly + $275 for yearly nonresident) it's hard to get your money back unless you live by a park or are planning to hit a bunch with intentionality. I feel like I spend a lot of time in national parks but only go around 5 times in a summer season and 4 or 5 in the winter (when it's free sometimes.)

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    • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    I bought the digital pass to avoid seeing thst ugly mug, but they added his picture for some reason under the pass in in the digital version for no reason. At least you have to slide down to see it so you dont normally see it.

    I miss the beautiful wildlife on the passes, will go back to physical version when they go back.to that.

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