At nearly all of the 398 American National Park units (and many of the National Park Service's affiliated areas), one or more National Park Passport Stamps (cancellation stamps) can be acquired at no cost at park visitor centers and ranger stations. The stamps are similar in nature to passport stamps stamped in a traveler's national passport. The stamps serve as a record of each park visit. The Passport to Your National Parks program is run by Eastern National, a non-profit organization. The program began in the middle of 1986. Collectors of the stamps have formed a non-profit social club, the National Park Travelers Club, a group which holds annual conventions. The 2012 convention will be held at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Read more about National Park Passport Stamps: Passport Books, National Park Passport Regions, Passport To Your National Parks Annual Stamp Series
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