[Maritime Q-Scout]

I haven't purchased a yearly pass. I don't seem to use it enough (closest National Park to me is about an hour and a half drive away, so 3 hours, plus time spent there). I usually get a day pass then cram as much into that day as I can (mostly hiking, some beach time).

If I had a yearly pass I might be more inclined to get up and go, but then again wtih the travel might not as well.

They do ticket you if you don't have the pass.

What I do find curious is that it's free parking on Canada Day (atleast at Highlands National Park). So they pay guides and counter agents time and a half to tell you not to pay on the day you'd most likely be going to a national park to help celebrate the country.