# Natural Resources (GNR)

## Title 5. Forests and Parks

### Subtitle 10. Public Park Land and Recreational Areas

#### Section 5-1015

(a) In this section, "accepted entrance document" means a valid veteran identification card, a driver's license or other State-issued license or identification card that indicates the holder is a veteran, or any other form of identification accepted by the Department that establishes the holder's:

  (1) Veteran status; or

  (2) Former Maryland National Guard status if the holder was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.

(b) On presentation of an accepted entrance document by an individual:

  (1) The individual may enter a State park without paying any day-use entry fee that has been established; and

  (2) A vehicle of which the individual is an occupant may enter a State park without paying any per-vehicle fee that has been established.

(c) This section does not exempt an individual from paying any other facility use services fees not described in subsection (b) of this section.

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Md. Code Ann., Nat. Res. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)