Borrow a Discover Pass through the Washington State Library
As state parks and public libraries begin to reopen, Washington State Parks and the Washington State Library have expanded their Check Out Washington program in libraries across the state.
The program allows those with library cards to borrow a Discover Pass for one week, which allows them access to millions of acres of state parks and other state public lands.
This year, Senator Andy Billig from Spokane introduced new legislation to make two Library Discover Passes available annually to every library outlet that requests them. Because of this, Discover Passes are now available in all of the following libraries:
- Anacortes Public Library
- Asotin County Library
- Bellingham Public Library
- Burlington Public Library
- Camas Public Library
- Carpenter Memorial Library
- Cathlamet Public Library
- Central Skagit Library
- Columbia County Rural Library District
- Davenport Public Library
- Denny Ashby (Pomeroy)
- East Adams Library District
- Ellensburg Public Library
- Everett Public library
- Fairchild Airforce Base
- Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
- Gilmour Memorial Library (Kittitas)
- Grandview Library
- Hesseltine Public Library (Wilbur)
- Jefferson County Library
- Joint Base Lewis-McChord Libraries
- Kalama Public Library
- Kelso Public Library
- King County Library System
- Kitsap Regional Library
- LaConner Regional Library
- Liberty Lake Municipal library
- Libraries of Stevens County
- Longview Public Library
- Lopez Public Library
- Mid Columbia Libraries
- Mount Vernon City Library
- North Central Washington Libraries
- North Olympic Library System
- Odessa Public Library
- Orcas Island Library
- Pend Oreille County Library District
- Pierce County Library System
- Port Townsend Public Library
- Puyallup Public Library
- Richland Public Library
- Roslyn Public Library
- San Juan Island Library
- Spokane County Library District
- Spokane Public Library
- Sprague City Public Library
- Tacoma Public Library
- Timberland Regional Library
- Upper Skagit Library District
- Walla Walla Public Library
- Walla Walla Rural Library District
- Whatcom County Library
- Whitman County Library
- Yakima Valley Libraries
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The Discover Passes are only necessary for motor vehicles and aren’t needed if you’re wanting to access the parks by boat or non-motorized means.
The pass was created in 2011 to offset steep reductions in general tax support for parks and other recreation lands and facilities. When you buy the pass, you’re helping to keep the state’s outdoor recreation sites open and accessible to the public.
There are two pass options: a $30 annual pass, good for one year from the date of purchase, or a $ 10 day pass.
Alyssa is the former Staff Writer for Daily Hive US. She loves concerts, cats, and everything edible.
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