Disabled Veteran Pass (Life Use)
The Disabled Veteran Pass provides access to the State Parks and Forests and is available free to Connecticut residents who have a service connected disability.
The pass is accepted at all day use areas where a parking fee applies. Presenting it allows free access for the entering vehicle and passengers. The pass holder does not have to be the vehicle driver.
Free admittance is also provided for the Disabled Veteran Pass holder when visiting Gillette Castle, Dinosaur or Fort Trumbull State Parks, or fishing at the Quinebaug Valley Hatchery. All other visitors, however, will be required to pay the appropriate fee.
Please note that each pass is issued to a specific person and can only be used when presented by that individual. The passes are non-transferable. They are not valid for camping or special events having separate admission charges and may not be used for commercial purposes.
A Disabled Veteran Pass may be obtained in person at the following locations: (proof of residency and service connected disability status required):
Western Connecticut–
DEEP State Parks Division
79 Elm Street, Hartford
Monday – Friday / 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
(860) 424-3200
DEEP Western District H.Q.
230 Plymouth Road, Harwinton
Monday – Friday / 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
(860) 485-0226
Dinosaur State Park
West Street, Rocky Hill
9:00 am – 4:30 pm – closed Mondays
(860) 529-5816
Kellogg Environmental Center
Office of Communications and Education
500 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby
Tuesday – Saturday / 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
(203) 734-2513
Sherwood Island State Park
Exit 18 off I-95, Westport
Monday – Friday / 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
(203) 226-6983
Eastern Connecticut–
DEEP Eastern District H.Q.
209 Hebron Road, Marlborough
Monday – Friday / 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
(860) 295-9523
Fort Griswold Battlefield St. Park
Park Avenue, Groton
(Memorial Day through Labor Day)
Wednesday-Sunday / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
(860) 445-1729
Fort Trumbull State Park
90 Walbach Street, New London
(Memorial Day through Columbus Day)
Wednesday-Sunday / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
(860) 444-7591
Harkness Memorial State Park
275 Great Neck Road, Waterford
Monday – Friday / 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
(860) 443-5725
Hammonasset Beach State Park
1288 Boston Post Road, Madison
P.O. Box 271
Monday-Friday/ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
(203) 245-2785
Send a LEGIBLE photocopy of your current CT drivers license or other legal proof of residency AND your VA card or VA Benefits Letter indicating a service connected disability to: DEEP Disabled Veteran Pass, State Parks Division, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127, for more information please call (860) 424-3200.
