Overview
- Updated guidance tells staff they may reject America the Beautiful passes if stickers or markings cover the front image, with discretion to decide case by case.
- Visitors may be asked to remove coverings or purchase a day pass or replacement, and some reports say fines could be assessed at entrances.
- Interior officials say the clarification reiterates existing void-if-altered rules tied to security features such as holograms and anti-counterfeit elements.
- This year’s pass departs from the contest-photo tradition by featuring portraits of George Washington and President Donald Trump, prompting sticker protests.
- A December lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity seeks to replace the portrait design with the Glacier National Park contest winner and to bar presidential portraits on future passes.