However, a library card does not give you access to every state park, according to the following note on the California State Park website: “The Parks Pass is not accepted at units operated by ...

On the afternoon of May 22, a wildfire sparked next to Highway 395 near the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, causing major damage to the reserve’s infrastructure.

California lawmakers have restored funding for a popular program that allows library card holders to check out thousands of state park passes for free.. The program’s $6.7 million annual budget ...

The California State Library Parks Pass launched as a pilot program in 2022, allowing people to check out vehicle day-use passes for over 200 parks from their local library.. Initially, the ...