Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers active-duty military and veterans free admission to all state parks in August

Aug. 2--Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering all active-duty military and veterans free entrance to all 41 Colorado state parks during August.

All eligible military members may pick up their hangtag and pass beginning Aug. 1. Proof of service must be presented at any CPW office or state park to enjoy one of the agency's military benefits.

All military personnel honorably discharged, discharged under honorable conditions, or with general discharge, as well as active duty, reservist, and National Guard personnel are eligible to obtain a military hang-tag pass valid for free admission during the month of August. To obtain your pass at any CPW office or park, please bring one of the following for staff to confirm:

* Active, retired or veteran military identification cards

* DD Form 2

* DD Form 2765

* DD214 with the discharge annotated "honorable", "under honorable conditions", or "general"

* Veterans Affairs medical card

* A current and valid Colorado Driver's License or state-issued identification card with the word 'Veteran' printed on it as specified in 42-2-303 (5)(a), C.R.S

* A military seal on a driver's license does NOT satisfy the requirement for military ID for this pass

"We deeply appreciate our active duty service members and veterans for their service to our nation," said Director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife Dan Prenzlow. "There's no way to ever thank our military members enough for their service and sacrifice, but CPW is proud to offer free entry to our parks this month as a chance to get out and spend time in Colorado's great outdoors."

At the Greeley Air Guard Station, home of the 233rd Space Group, there are 305 airman consisting of 102 dual status technicians, 70 active National Guard Reservists and 133 traditional National Guard members, according to the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air National Guard website.

Once eligibility is confirmed, the military hang-tag pass is issued to the service member. The hang-tag pass is valid when hung from the rear-view mirror of a service member occupied vehicle, and admits all passengers of that vehicle.

"We wouldn't have these beautiful natural resources and open spaces to enjoy without the sacrifice of so many veterans and current active duty service members, so we hope that these folks and their families and friends are able to spend some quality time with us in August," Prenzlow said.

Though park entrance fees are waived for veterans and active-duty personnel in the month of August, activities such as fishing and camping still require a valid license or reservation. A wide variety of outdoor recreation opportunities within each state park can be found in the online Parks Guide.

-- Anne Delaney covers high school and recreational sports for The Greeley Tribune. Contact Anne at adelaney@greeleytribune.com, (970) 392-5647 or on Twitter @AnneGDelaney.

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