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Discover Pass FREE Days

When

Jan 1st, 2025 - Nov 11th, 2025

All Day

Check out this year’s Discover Pass FREE Days at Washington State Parks! No Discover Pass is required to visit the parks on these days of the year.

Jan. 1 — First Day Hikes; New Year’s Day
Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
March 9 — Billy Frank Junior’s Birthday
March 19 — State Parks’ 111th Birthday
April 22 — Earth Day
June 7 — Free Fishing Weekend
June 8 — Free Fishing Weekend
June 19 — Juneteenth
August 9 — Smokey Bear’s Birthday
Sept. 27— National Public Lands Day
Oct. 10 — World Mental Health Day
Nov. 11 — Veterans Day

Find a state park near you HERE!

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