For those of you who have, or are eligible, for the "Gold Star and Veteran America the Beautiful Pass", we noticed a feature that may not be advertised: Unlike the regular America the Beautifu Pass, my veteran pass has enabled discounts at National Park Service maintained campsites. The trick is to use the SKU number on the narrow side of the pass when booking.
A few years ago, the annual America the Beautiful pass became available at no charge to veterans as well as active duty military. That pass allows free admission to National Parks, BLM, and National Forest sites. Great! But it didn't offer discounts booking campsites. A year or so ago, they started giving out the lifetime Gold Star and Veterans America the Beautiful pass instead. I thought it had the same bennies, but Shelly tried using the SKU number to book campsites, and we seem to get the same discount as the Senior Pass. I haven't looked too hard, but haven't seen this feature advertised.
Hope this helps some of you!
Tom