FREE Days at State Parks in 2025

When

Jan 1st, 2025 - Nov 11th, 2025

All Day

Twelve Discover Pass free days have been announced for Washington State Parks in 2025:

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

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