"It's been incredible," said Rachel Norton, executive director of the California State Parks Foundation, of the program's popularity. "It started with 5,000 passes, and there were such long ...

The California state park system includes 280 state park units, over 340 miles of coastline, 970 miles of lake and river frontage, 15,000 campsites, 5,200 miles of trails, 3,195 historic buildings ...

Fourth-graders and their families who want to get outdoors this weekend with a free pass have more parks to choose from, including several in Humboldt County, California State Parks announced.