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Kentucky State Parks Celebrate 85th Anniversary With Passport

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky State Parks are celebrating their 85^th anniversary this year and are inviting guests to make sure they bring a passport with them.

The Kentucky State Parks Passport allows park guests to become eligible for prizes as they tour the 52 state parks across the Commonwealth. The passport is available at state park gift shops and campgrounds for $5 and can also be purchased online through the state park web site at www.parks.ky.gov

The passports are small booklets with a page devoted to each park along with other information about the Kentucky State Parks and the prizes and rewards that can be earned. There are places in the booklet for stamps from each park.

“The Kentucky State Park Passport is a great way for families to remember their trips together,” said Parks Commissioner Gerry van der Meer. “We hope our guests – both the veterans as well as the new ones – use these passports as their guide to one of the nation’s finest park systems.”

Anyone who purchases a passport becomes eligible for the grand prize – a one week stay at a two-bedroom cottage of your choice during the 2010 season. Passport holders must be registered before Dec. 17, 2009 to be eligible. (Registration must be activated online)

Besides the grand prize, there will also be monthly drawings through May, 2011, for passport holders. Prizes will include a two-night week-day stay in a lodge room at any Kentucky State Park, golf for two including golf cart, and admission for four to any historic home or fort.

Guests can also become eligible for rewards by using parks and having their passport stamped. For example, you can earn a free night of camping with nine camping stays at different parks, a free lodge night with stays at six different parks, or a free round of golf by playing six different courses. Just visit nine different parks and you have a choice of a free cave tour for four, a free community pool visit for four, free mini-golf for four or a free museum admission for four.

All passport holders who activate their passports and provide an email address will also receive quarterly e-mail coupons and discounts for Kentucky State Park lodging, camping, golf and recreation. (Award winners under 18 required to travel with an adult.)

For more information, visit www.parks.ky.gov and click on the link for the Kentucky State Park Passport.