Great Parks of Hamilton County: Free Vehicle Permit and Discounts for Veterans
Great Parks, the county's park district, gives an honorably or medically discharged veteran, or an active-duty or reserve member, a free two-year motor vehicle permit, and 20% off golf, boat rentals and camping and half-price fishing at Lake Isabella on weekdays.
Also called: parks, Great Parks, motor vehicle permit, MVP, golf, camping, fishing, Winton Woods, Miami Whitewater Forest, Lake Isabella.
Great Parks of Hamilton County is the county's park district, with 23 parks and conservation areas. Its parks need a motor vehicle permit for entry.
Free permit. Active-duty, reserve and Guard members and honorably or medically discharged veterans may apply online for a free motor vehicle permit, mailed and valid for two years; applications after October 1 fall into the next two-year cycle, and the permit must be renewed by reapplying. Veterans upload the DD-214, or a driver's licence that shows veteran status; serving members a military ID. Veterans Day, November 11, is also a free community day for everyone.
Discounts, since October 2025, on regular rates only:
20% off greens fees at every Great Parks golf course, Monday to Thursday except holidays, and a free riding cart on Veterans Day.
20% off non-motorized boat rentals, Monday to Friday except holidays.
20% off campsites at Miami Whitewater Forest and Winton Woods, Sunday to Thursday except holidays, not camping cabins.
50% off daily fishing tickets at Lake Isabella, Monday to Thursday except holidays.
The park district's test is "honorably or medically discharged"; a veteran with a general discharge should ask.
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Thresholds for Great Parks of Hamilton County: Free Vehicle Permit and Discounts for Veterans
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Honorable or medical discharge, or serving
An honorably or medically discharged veteran, or an active-duty, reserve or Guard member. No rating or residence is needed.
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