{"id":783,"date":"2026-06-18T15:35:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/?p=783"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:35:46","slug":"dcr-brings-back-park-passport-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/dcr-brings-back-park-passport-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"DCR Brings Back Park Passport Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today announced the return of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/dcr-park-passport-challenge\">Park Passport Challenge<\/a>, inviting all residents and visitors to explore the state\u2019s parks, forests, playgrounds, watersheds and more through a free statewide scavenger hunt. Participants can collect stamps from 12 featured DCR properties between June 20 to November 1, while discovering some of the unique places that make up the state park system. Participants who collect a stamp from at least one park will be entered to win prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur public lands belong to everyone, and the Park Passport Challenge is a fun and engaging way for people of all ages to experience the incredible variety of outdoor spaces we care for across Massachusetts,\u201d said DCR Commissioner Nicole LaChapelle. \u201cEvery property has its own story, from quiet forest trails and scenic reservoirs to playgrounds, beaches and mountain views. I hope this challenge gives families and friends a reason to discover somewhere new, spend time in nature together, and make memories that bring them back to our parks again and again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Park Passport Challenge is free and open to all members of the public. To get started, participants can pick up an official Park Passport from any of the 12 participating DCR properties that have a visitor center, or by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/doc\/park-passport-challenge-print-at-home\/download\">printing one out from DCR\u2019s website.<\/a> Once a Park Passport has been obtained, participants can begin collecting Park Passport Challenge stamps, which are unique to each location and kept in locked yellow boxes at each of the 12 properties. Stamp boxes are not hidden and are placed in locations that are accessible for participants of varying ages and abilities. Additionally, Park Passports, as well as all written materials associated with the Challenge, are available in the six most common spoken languages in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combinations to unlock each stamp box can be found on all official Park Passports. The exact location and code for each stamp box are listed on DCR\u2019s Park Passport Challenge webpage. All stamp boxes are accessible from dawn until dusk unless stated otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants who have collected at least one stamp can earn commemorative stickers matching each property\u2019s stamp. Participants who collect all 12 stamps will be entered into a grand prize raffle. To collect any prize, participants must complete and submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=Fh2GPrdIDkqYBowE2Bt7KrmJEWQfjiFEh3cyvLRBFrBURUVQUjRZREZVRlUzTkxSUENSOEE0MFNFVi4u&amp;route=shorturl\">prize redemption form<\/a> on DCR\u2019s Park Passport Challenge webpage by November 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today announced the return of its Park Passport Challenge, inviting all residents and visitors to explore the state\u2019s parks, forests, playgrounds, watersheds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":231,"featured_media":784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/215\/2026\/06\/2026-Park-Passport-Flyer_English_A11Y.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"arcadian","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/author\/arcadian\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/231"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":785,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783\/revisions\/785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/arca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}