Summary

  • The National Park Foundation offers an ‘Adventure Awaits’ sweepstakes with 500,000 AA miles and a $12,500 travel allowance.
  • Enter by donating or mailing a postcard; donations support the National Park Foundation’s mission.
  • Sweepstakes are open to US residents except in Washington and Montana; winners will be announced in early September.

The National Park Foundation in the United States has announced a significant sweepstakes, with the Grand Prize winner receiving half a million American Airlines frequent flyer miles. The ‘Adventure Awaits’ challenge offers the lucky winner the chance to bring three friends or family members to a National Park of their choice, with $12,500 for travel expenses and free luggage from BÉIS.

How do you enter?

The official competition entry page can be found on the National Park Foundation website. There are three potential ways to enter for a chance to win the Grand Prize, which consists of 500,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles for flights and a $12,500 allowance for lodging, meals, and car rentals. BÉIS luggage has also donated four carry-on roller luggage pieces for the winning group, along with a second piece each from one of the following options: The Mini Weekender, The BÉISics Duffle, and The Expandable Backpack

The primary way to enter is to donate to the foundation. All donations from the sweepstakes will help support the National Park Foundation’s mission to protect and preserve America’s more than 420 national park sites nationwide. There is no minimum donation amount, and there are multiple ways to give, including Apple Pay and PayPal. The second option is to enter by mail with a donation for those not wishing to use the online form.

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No donation is technically necessary to enter the competition. According to the official rules, anyone who wishes to participate without donating can send a postcard (specifically only a postcard) with their name, address, phone number, and email address (optional but recommended) to the following address:

  • National Park Foundation 2024 Adventure Awaits Sweepstakes, PO Box 9327, Medford, NY 11763-9327.

Each postcard must be mailed individually, and all mail-in entries must be postmarked by the end of August and received by September 7th.

American Airlines planes at the Los Angeles International Airport, LAX with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background.

Photo: Angel DiBilio | Shutterstock

The odds of winning the grand prize are estimated at 1:1,361,390. One hundred runner-up winners will receive an official National Park Foundation branded tote bag and a 17-oz stainless steel water bottle, with the odds of winning the secondary prize at 1:13,613.

What is the fine print?

The competition is scheduled to run through August 31st, with the winners being notified in early September. The sweepstakes is open to residents of the District of Columbia and every US state except Washington and Montana.

Employees of the National Park Foundation, American Airlines, BÉIS, and the advertising partners are not eligible to enter. This rule extends to their immediate families (parents, children, spouse, siblings) and those living in the same household, whether or not they are related.

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The money raised will support the National Park Foundation, the only national charitable nonprofit whose mission is to directly support the National Park Service to protect and enhance America’s national parks for present and future generations. The park system contains over 400 parks, only one of which, Grand Teton National Park, has a commercial airport within its boundaries.

National Parks locations with airports

Photo: National Park Service | Google Maps

The park’s Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is Wyoming’s busiest. American Airlines offers daily flights to Chicago (ORD), Los Angeles (LAX), and Charlotte (CLT) and a double-daily service to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines also serve the airport.

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