Washington’s all-in-one state park admission pass is about to get 50% more expensive.
The price of a year-long Discover Pass will jump from $30 to $45 on Oct. 1, Washington State Parks announced on Monday, May 19. Here’s what to know.
First Discover Pass price increase since 2011
A Discover Pass allows you to park your vehicle at any state park, along with recreational lands managed by the state’s departments of fish and wildlife and natural resources.
A single-day pass costs $10. In an email to McClatchy, Washington State Parks said that the price of a single-day pass will remain the same going forward.
The change was mandated by a bill recently passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Governor Bob Ferguson. It’s the first price change since the state began selling the passes in 2011.
How to buy a Discover Pass
You can buy a Discover Pass online, at a state parks office, a store that’s licensed to sell the passes, a hunting or fishing license vendor, when registering your car, or over the phone at (866)320-9933. Some state parks have automated pay stations where you can buy a pass as well.
If you buy your pass online, over the phone or through a licensed vendor, there’s an additional $5 fee for an annual pass and a $1.50 fee for a single-day pass.
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