Parks Canada Discovery Pass: Senior Price (65+)

The Discovery Pass is Parks Canada’s annual pass, and it carries a published senior price for anyone aged 65 and older. The pass costs $71.50 for a senior against $83.50 for an adult, and a Family or Group pass costs $167.50. The pass stays valid for 12 months and opens the gate at Parks Canada sites across the country: national parks, national historic sites, and national marine conservation areas.

If you would rather pay as you go, daily admission carries a senior price too, at $10.75 against $12.25 for an adult. Youth aged 17 and under enter free at Parks Canada sites, which makes the pass arithmetic kinder on trips with grandchildren along.

How to claim it

1. Buy the pass from Parks Canada online, at a site gate, or at a partner outlet, and choose the Senior pass.
2. Keep the pass with you on each visit, and bring photo ID that shows your age in case staff ask for it.
3. Note the month your pass expires, since the 12 months run from the month of purchase.

One warning matters here. Other websites publish different Discovery Pass prices, and some of those figures are out of date or simply wrong. The prices in this entry come from Parks Canada itself, and the safest habit is to confirm the current figure on the Parks Canada site before you buy, especially if a third party seller quotes you something else.

Practical tip: add up your likely visits before you choose. Two or three visits to sites with daily fees can already cover the senior pass price, and after that every visit in the year is effectively prepaid.

Verified on October 18, 2026 against Parks Canada’s published fees.