California State Parks provides free vehicle day-use entry to over 200 participating state park units operated by State Parks for check out to library-card holders. The California State Library Parks Pass is valid for entry of one passenger vehicle with a capacity of nine people or less or one highway-licensed motorcycle.
The passes can be checked out with a valid Monterey, Pacific Grove Public Library, Monterey County Free Library, or Salinas Library card and kept for up to three weeks. To check availability in Monterey, click here. To check Pacific Grove's availability, click here. For Salinas Library availability, click here. For Monterey County Free Library pass info, click here. The passes may be reserved but not for a specific date. You can reserve one through the Library's catalog.
Monterey County Parks that accept the pass:
- Andrew Molera SP
- Asilomar SB
- Carmel River SB
- Fort Ord Dunes SP
- Fremont Peak SP (also in San Benito)
- Garrapata SP
- Hatton Canyon Park Property
- John Little SNR
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP
- Marina SB
- Monterey SB
- Moss Landing SB
- Pfeiffer Big Sur SP
- Point Lobos SNR
- Salinas River SB (also in Santa Cruz)
- Zmudowski SB (also in Santa Cruz)
Santa Cruz County Parks that accept the pass:
- Big Basin Redwoods SP (also in San Mateo)
- Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
- Lighthouse Field SB
- Manresa SB
- Natural Bridges SB
- New Brighton SB
- Salinas River SB (also in Monterey)
- Santa Cruz Mission SHP
- Seacliff SB
- Sunset SB
- The Forest of Nisene Marks SP
- Wilder Ranch SP
- Zmudowski SB (also in Monterey)
- Castle Rock SP (also in San Mateo & Santa Clara)