State parks free on Friday; other fee-free days this year

State park free days

No Discover Pass required to park your vehicle in state parks.

  • Jan. 1: State Parks’ First Day Hikes
  • Jan. 17-18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • March 19: State Parks’ 103rd birthday
  • March 26: Saturday spring day
  • April 22: Earth Day
  • May 8: Sunday spring day
  • June 4: National Trails Day
  • June 11: National Get Outdoors Day
  • Aug. 25: National Park Service birthday
  • Sept. 24: National Public Lands Day
  • Nov. 11: Veterans Day

Forest Service

On these days, you won’t need a NW Forest Pass on areas that typically require them.

  • Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Feb. 15: Presidents Day
  • June 11: National Get Outdoors Day
  • Sept. 24: National Public Lands Day
  • November 11: Veterans Day

National parks

Around here, that means Mount Rainier and Olympic national parks. North Cascades National Park is always free.

  • Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • April 16-24: National Park Week
  • Aug. 25-28: National Park Service birthday (and following weekend)
  • Sept. 24: National Public Lands Day
  • Nov. 11: Veterans Day

National Wildlife Refuges

There are a number of wildlife refuges around the state. The two closest are Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge and Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Find more at www.fws.gov/refuges.

  • Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Feb. 13-15: Presidents Day weekend
  • Sept. 24: National Public Lands Day
  • Oct. 9: First Sunday of National Wildlife Refuge Week
  • Nov. 11-13: Veterans Day weekend
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