Saturday free day at state, Olympic parks

Published 12:01 am Thursday, September 25, 2014

Entrance fees for Olympic National Park and state parks will be waived Saturday.

This “free day” is in recognition of the 21st anniversary of National Public Lands Day — the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.

State park visitors will not be required to display a Discover Pass, a $30 annual permit, or to pay a one-day fee, $10.

However, a Discover Pass will still be required to access state Department of Fish and Wildlife and state Department of Natural Resources lands.

State parks on the North Olympic Peninsula are Bogachiel near Forks, Dosewallips near Brinnon, Fort Flagler on Marrowstone Island, Fort Townsend and Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Anderson Lake State Park near Chimacum and Sequim Bay near Sequim.

National park visitors will not be required to pay the $15 single-visit fee.

In addition to Olympic, national parks in Washington are Mount Rainier and North Cascades.

Free days apply only to day use, not overnight stays or rented facilities.

State and national parks will have one more free day this year: Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day.

For more information, visit www.parks.wa.gov or www.facebook.com/WashingtonStateParks.