COMING SOON: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Passport Program

Visitors to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area will soon be able to commemorate their travels by getting their passports stamped at one of more than 20 stamping stations in the Delta.

The program is expected to launch in mid- to late fall of 2025.

What’s a passport?

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area is about to become one of 44 NHAs, in addition to nearly all parks in the National Park System, that participate in the Passport to Your National Parks Program.

The idea is simple: Travelers can purchase a passport book that they get stamped whenever they visit a participating NHA or park in the National Park System. The stamp records the name of the NHA, the city or town where the stamping station is located, and date of the visit. It’s just like getting your official passport stamped when you enter another country, only this passport book is a handheld memento of all the incredible places you’ve visited right here in America.

The program is voluntary; passports are not required for visiting the National Heritage Area.

Where can I buy one and how much does it cost?

A variety of passport styles can be purchased online from Eastern National, which is a nonprofit partner of the National Park Service that administers the passport program nationwide.

Getting your passport stamped, though, is free, even at venues you might otherwise have to pay for admission.

My organization or business would like to host a stamping station – what’s required for us to do that?

Your entity must be:

• Within the NHA boundaries (map image opens in new tab).
• A partner of the Sacramento-San Joaquin National Heritage Area (click here to learn about and apply for the Partnership Program).
• Open and accessible to the public. If an entry fee or purchase is required to enter your establishment, it cannot be required of people seeking only the passport stamp.