California is celebrating the 100th year of saving the iconic redwood forest. With that, Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks are offering more than 16,000 free vehicle day-use passes to more than 40 redwood state parks on the second Saturday of each month in 2018, which includes passes covering day-use admission and parking fees.
This aims to reconnect the people of California with these amazing nature marvels, to inspire tourists and Redwood’s beauty and power as well.
Please note that passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis at FreeRedwoodsDays.org 14 days prior. Some of the participating parks close by include Big Basin, Mount Tamalpais, Butano, Portola Redwoods, Sonoma Coast and many more.
FREE but an RSVP is required. Visitors without passes are welcome, but must pay the regular admission and parking rates.
League staff will also be hosting free guided hikes at select parks.
2018 Dates:
Jan. 13 – Passes available 12/30 at 8am
Feb. 10 – Passes available 1/27 at 8am
Mar. 10 – Passes available 2/24 at 8am
Apr. 14 – Passes available 3/31 at 8am
May 12 – Passes available 4/28 at 8am
Jun. 9 – Passes available 5/26 at 8am
Jul. 14 – Passes available 6/30 at 8am
Aug. 11 – Passes available 7/28 at 8am
Sep. 8 – Passes available 8/25 at 8am
Oct. 13 – Passes available 9/29 at 8am
Nov. 10 – Passes available 10/27 at 8am
Dec. 8 – Passes available 11/24 at 8am
Participating Redwood State Parks:
Calaveras
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Del Norte
- Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
- Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Humboldt
- Benbow State Recreation Area
- Fort Humboldt State Historic Park
- Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
- Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area
- Humboldt Lagoons State Park
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park
- John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve
- Patrick’s Point State Park
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
- Richardson Grove State Park
Marin
- Mount Tamalpais State Park
- Samuel P. Taylor State Park
Monterey
- Andrew Molera State Park
- Garrapata State Park
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Mendocino
- Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area
- Hendy Woods State Park
- Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
- Mailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve
- Mendocino Headlands State Park
- Mendocino Woodlands State Park
- Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve
- Navarro River Redwoods State Park
- Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve
- Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area
- Van Damme State Park
Napa
- Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
San Mateo
- Butano State Park
- Portola Redwoods State Park
Santa Cruz
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park
- Castle Rock State Park
- Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
- The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
- Wilder Ranch State Park
Sonoma
- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve
- Austin Creek State Recreation Area
- Fort Ross State Historic Park
- Jack London State Historic Park
- Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve
- Russian Gulch State Park
- Salt Point State Park
- Sonoma Coast State Park
