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Hopeful visitors to Maine’s only national park are now able to purchase park passes online, as Acadia National Park has become the first of five national parks to participate in the “Your Pass Now” website initiative.
U.S. Sen. Angus King was behind the initial push to digitize the purchase of entrance passes during a Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee hearing in February, which was followed by a letter to the National Park Service in which King was joined by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in suggesting that Acadia could serve as the first park to test the new technology.
At a Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee hearing in September, National Park Service Deputy Director Peggy O’Dell announced that the agency would be pursuing possible ways that a digital purchase program could be implemented and that Acadia would be among the first parks to participate in the pilot program.
“With the launch of this pilot program at Acadia, the national park system is entering a new era of accessibility,” King said in a prepared statement. “Electronic park passes will not only make it easier for the American people to visit and enjoy our most treasured places, but they'll also help the park service maximize sales and generate new revenues. I applaud the park service for embracing the power of this technology and am delighted that Acadia is leading the nation in piloting it.”
At no additional cost, visitors can now log onto the Your Pass Now website and purchase annual and seven-day passes in advance of their trip. The passes can then be printed-out or reside on a visitor’s smartphone as a Quick Response code that park officials can validate through a scan.
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