No Discover Pass required in recognition of Veterans Day

In honor of Veterans Day, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering a free day on Thursday, Nov. 11. Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to visit state parks.

State Parks free days are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 one-day permit required on lands managed by Washington State Parks and the Washington departments of Natural Resources and Fish & Wildlife. The Discover Pass legislation provided that State Parks could designate up to 12 free days each year when the pass would not be required to visit state parks. The Discover Pass still is required to access lands managed by WDFW and DNR on these days.

Free days apply only to day-use access by vehicle, not overnight stays or rented facilities.