PARKS -- Starting with New Year’s Day, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering 12 “free days” in 2016, during which visitors will not be required to display a Discover Pass to visit a state park.
- One free-entry day remains in 2015 to celebrate Veterans Day on Nov. 11.
The normally required Discover Pass costs $30 to be used on two vehicles, or $10 for a one-day permit. The pass is required for any vehicle to access recreation sites managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources.
The Discover Pass legislation allowed State Parks to designate up to 12 “free days” when the pass would not be required to visit their lands. But the free days apply only at state parks; the Discover Pass is still required on WDFW and DNR lands on those days.
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission manages more than 100 state parks and properties equaling close to 120,000 acres.
“We hope that the free days give people a taste of the parks that are out there to enjoy and that they will consider buying a pass to support the park system," State Parks Director Don Hoch said in a press release.
The 2016 State Parks free days include:
- Jan. 1 – (Thursday) New Year’s Day and State Parks’ First Day Hikes Day
- Jan. 17 and 18 – (Sunday and Monday) Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- March 19 – (Saturday) Washington State Parks’ 103rd birthday
- March 26 – (Saturday) A springtime free Saturday
- April 22 – (Friday) Earth Day
- May 8 – (Sunday) A springtime free Sunday
- June 4 – (Saturday) National Trails Day
- June 11 – (Saturday) National Get Outdoors Day
- Aug. 25 – (Thursday) National Park Service 100th birthday
- Sept. 24 – (Saturday) National Public Lands Day
- Nov. 11 – (Friday) Veterans Day
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