OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cabrillo National Monument has partnered with digital government services provider NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) to offer electronic entrance passes to visitors through YourPassNow. YourPassNow is an online marketplace making it easy and convenient for visitors to purchase digital passes and permits to public lands.
“We are excited to bring YourPassNow to Cabrillo National Monument. Not only does this system offer visitors the convenience of purchasing their park passes before they arrive at this park, YourPassNow also connects visitors to many other units in the National Park Service system as well as to units of other federal agencies, such as National Forests. It is an extra connection for awareness about these lands that belong to the public." - Cabrillo National Monument Superintendent Andrea Compton.
YourPassNow provides an alternative to the traditional paper-based, in-person purchase method while simultaneously providing public lands with a tool to help manage the visitor experience. Using a personal device, visitors can purchase passes and permits from yourpassnow.com. Once purchased, passes arrive via email and can be used immediately, stored on a mobile device to be used later or printed.
Cabrillo National Monument is named after Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo who stepped into history as the first European to set foot on what is now the West Coast of the United States. In addition to telling the story of 16th century exploration, the park is home to a wealth of cultural and natural resources, including the Old Point Loma lighthouse.
“NIC is committed to delivering solutions that make it easier for individuals to access and enjoy our public lands,” said Sandi Miller, General Manager, NIC Inc. “We are thrilled to provide Cabrillo National Monument, with a digital option for visitors to purchase their passes online,” said Miller.
Cabrillo joins the following public lands currently providing electronic passes and permits through YourPassNow: Acadia, Crater Lake, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Mount Rainier, Olympic, Theodore Roosevelt, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite National Parks; Castillo de San Marcos and Colorado National Monuments; Whiskeytown National Recreation Area; Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; Fort Vancouver National Historic Site; Wayne and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests; the Bureau of Land Management’s Lake Havasu and Yuma Field Offices; and the State of Arkansas’ historic Eureka Springs.
About YourPassNow
Developed in cooperation with the National Park Service, YourPassNow makes it easy and convenient for visitors to purchase entrance passes and land access permits to public lands online. YourPassNow streamlines a paper-based purchase process that was previously only available at physical park locations or approved resellers. YourPassNow provides visitors a new level of recreation access to America’s public lands. For more information, please visit www.yourpassnow.com
About NIC Inc.
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) is the nation's premier provider of innovative digital government solutions and secure payment processing, which help make government interactions more accessible for everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies has developed a library of more than 13,000 digital government services for more than 6,000 federal, state, and local government agencies. Among these solutions is the ground-breaking personal assistant for government, Gov2Go, delivering citizens personalized reminders and a single platform for all government interactions. More information is available at www.egov.com.
About the National Park Service
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 417 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at www.nps.gov.
