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Park Access Fund Pilot Program News Highlights

  • May 20, 2025
  • 3 min read

Updated: May 12


5/5/2026

Eligible Vermonters can access state parks for free again this season. That’s thanks to the Park Access Fund Pilot Program launched last May by Vermont Parks Forever, the nonprofit foundation supporting Vermont’s 55 state parks. Read full article...


Spring 2026

The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable is the leading business coalition advancing a sustainable and growing outdoor recreation economy for the benefit of all Americans. The Pilot Program is currently featured on the Priorities section of their website under Outdoor Health Innovations. View more...


3/4/2026

VPF’s Park Access Fund and Pilot Program were included in the National Governors Association public health policy brief shared with all 50 states. Read full policy brief...


12/1/2025

More than 30,000 day passes to Vermont's state parks were given out this year under a new program that allowed low-income residents to get into the parks for free. Read the full article...


6/1/2025

This year, through several generous donations and their partnership with the non-profit Vermont Parks Forever, lower income Vermonters who are enrolled in one of seven different programs will be able to gain entry into the parks free of charge this season. Watch the interview and read more...


5/21/2025

For residents on a tight budget, exploring Vermont's 55 state parks can be cost-prohibitive. This summer, a pilot program aims to remove that barrier. Vermont Parks Forever will offer more than 100,000 income-eligible Vermonters free entry to all state parks, from May through October. The nonprofit foundation has been dedicated to promoting nature education and equity in the outdoors since it was founded in 2013. Read more...


5/23/2025

More than 100,000 income-eligible residents are going to have free access to Vermont’s state parks this year, thanks to a first-in-the-nation pilot program. The Park Access Fund Pilot Program will give people who receive benefits through the state’s Economic Services Division or the Women, Infants and Children program free entrance to any of Vermont’s 55 state parks during the season, which runs from May through October. Read more...


5/5/2025

A pilot program will provide free access to Vermont State Parks for more than 100,000 Vermonters. It’s thanks to a first-in-the-nation program from nonprofit Vermont Parks Forever. Read more...


5/5/2025

Vermont Parks Forever, the only non-profit foundation for Vermont’s 55 state parks, is excited to announce a first-in-the-nation, privately funded pilot program that will provide free day-use entry to Vermont State Parks for over 100,000 income eligible Vermonters this 2025 park season. Read more...


5/9/2025

Vermont Parks Forever announce a privately funded pilot program that will provide free day-use entry to Vermont State Parks for over 100,000 income-eligible Vermonters this 2025 park season. Read more...


5/13/2025

In addition to these openings, Vermont Parks Forever, the nonprofit foundation for Vermont’s state parks, has announced a free-entry program, which they say about 100,000 Vermonters are income-eligible for this year. Read more...


5/15/2025

Vermont Parks Forever, the only nonprofit foundation for Vermont’s 55 state parks, recently announced a first-in-the-nation, privately funded pilot program to provide free day-use entry to Vermont State Parks for more than 100,000 income-eligible Vermonters this year. Read more..


5/15/2025

Vermont Parks Forever, the only non-profit foundation for Vermont’s 55 state parks, is excited to announce a first-in-the-nation, privately funded pilot program that will provide free day-use entry to Vermont State Parks for over 100,000 income eligible Vermonters this 2025 park season. Read more...


5/17/2025

A privately funded Vermont pilot will let more than 100,000 residents who receive public assistance enter any of the state’s 55 parks free of day-use charges from late May through October 2025, according to its online announcement. Read more...



 
 
 

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