Admission Pass Receipts

Visitors must display a vehicle admission pass adhered to the vehicle as instructed on the pass or show proof of purchase upon entrance to Wisconsin State Park System properties. 

Trail users must carry a valid state trail pass or proof of purchase with them while using certain trails.

Online Orders from the DNR Website

Vehicle Admission Passes: Vehicle admission passes purchased online from the DNR should be received within 30 days from the date of purchase. If you purchase a 12-month admission pass online and want to visit a park before your pass arrives in the mail, you may print it off and bring your email receipt. Place the receipt on the driver’s side dash of your vehicle while on the property so that it can be read through the windshield. The email receipt includes an Order ID, order date, and the type of pass ordered. If you do not have a printer, on a piece of paper record the words “Parks Store Online Sale”, and the order/pass details in large letters. If you did not receive a receipt the same day of your purchase, email the Wisconsin State Parks Store.

• Please Note: If you have not received your 12-Month Vehicle Admission Pass order within 30 days of your purchase, email the Wisconsin State Parks Store and staff will reply to your email message within one business day. You have up to four months from the date of purchase to contact staff for assistance. If four months have elapsed since your date of purchase, staff will not be able to assist with a missing order and a new admission pass purchase must be made.

State Trail Passes: If you purchase your annual state trail pass online from the DNR, you will not receive a physical pass. Instead, you will receive a digital pass that can be downloaded into a mobile wallet. Alternatively, trail users can print their official receipt and carry that with them on the trail to serve as proof of purchase. Online daily trail passes are also issued an email receipt. Daily passes are only valid from the date of purchase. There is not an option to download the daily trail pass into a mobile wallet. Instead, a printed copy of the receipt or a screenshot of the receipt serves as proof of purchase. If you do not have a printer or a mobile device, you can write your Trail Pass order details from your email receipt onto a piece of paper and carry it with you on the trail.

• Please Note: Receipts for online admission pass orders will be emailed the same day of purchase. There may be a delay in receiving emails – remember to check your junk email folder.

Online Orders with your Wisconsin License Plate Renewal

Vehicle admission passes purchased online from the Wisconsin Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation's registration renewal website should be received within 30 days from the date of purchase. If you purchased a 12-month admission pass through the DOT website during your registration renewal and wish to visit a park before your pass arrives in the mail, you can display on the driver’s side dash either the confirmation page, emailed payment receipt, or order details on a piece of paper. If you do not have a printer, copy the following details on a piece of paper: order date, license plate number associated with the order, and record the words “Ordered via DOT”.

• Please Note: If you have not received your 12-Month Vehicle Admission Pass order within the DOT envelope, email the Wisconsin State Parks Store and staff will reply to your email message within one business day. Please include the order date and license plate number associated with the order in your email.
• To report a missing license plate registration sticker, contact the Wisconsin DOT.

Conservation Patrons

The Wisconsin State Parks system does not mail the pass that comes with your conservation patron license. Normally, we exchange this voucher at our state park offices for your pass. If our offices are closed, you may use the voucher as your valid proof of purchase to enter the state park. Print your state park patron voucher and place it on the driver’s side dash of your vehicle while visiting the property so that it can be read through the windshield.

A valid driver’s license and/or your Go Wild Card with a customer ID can be used as proof of purchase for the Conservation Patron Annual Trail Pass.

State Park Electronic Sales Kiosks

If you purchase a 12-month vehicle admission pass or annual state trail pass from an electronic sales kiosk at a state park system property, the receipt you received from the electronic kiosk serves as your proof of purchase until you can redeem your receipt for a vehicle admission pass or state trail pass at a state park property. For an admission pass, place the electronic kiosk receipt on your driver’s side dash while on the property so that it can be read through the windshield. For a state trail pass, you must be able to display the trail pass receipt upon request while using the trail.

DMV Customer Service Center Self-Service Kiosks

If you purchase a 12-month vehicle admission pass as part of your Wisconsin license plate registration renewal from a DMV customer service center self-service kiosk, you will turn turn your receipt into the attendant at the DMV service center who will issue you a physical vehicle admission pass.