Eligible New York veterans and surviving family members get a free lifetime pass giving free vehicle entry to state historic sites and arboretums, discounted campsite and cabin rental, discounted transient marina dockage, and free swimming, tennis, cross-country skiing and greens fees at facilities run by State Parks and the Department of Environmental Conservation. You have to be present when the pass is used.
Request the pass online at the New York State Parks Store Lifetime Liberty Pass webpage and upload your documentation. If you already have a New York DMV photo ID with the veteran designation, you can also just show it to park staff to get the discount.
A copy of one of the following: a New York DMV photo ID with veteran status designation, DD214, DD215, NGB Form 22, WD AGO 53, 55 or 53-55, NAVPERS 553, NAVMC 78PD, NAVCG553 or NA Form 13038. Surviving family members need a DD1300 report of casualty or a U.S. Department of Defense telegram death notification.