Grab a free Black Friday pass (before they’re gone) to one of 116 California parks
The best Black Friday deal around might well be far outside the mall. You can snag a free pass to one of 116 California state parks if you want to hike rather than shop on Nov. 25.
The conservation organization Save the Redwoods League teamed up with the California State Parks Foundation and California State Parks to offer free day-use passes — while they last — to parks around the state.
That means you can save $12 in parking fees at places like Will Rogers State Historic Park in Los Angeles and Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu on Black Friday.
Here’s how it works: Go to the #GreenFriday website and select a park you want to visit. Enter your email address and then print out a pass (based on availability) that you’ll need to display on your dashboard. The offer is limited to one pass per email, and it’s good for one day only (Black Friday).
Last year, 5,000 free passes to 48 redwood parks were given out in just four days. So if you want to make sure you get one, act now.
Sam Hodder, president and CEO of Save the Redwoods, says the idea is to get people to reclaim the day after Thanksgiving, making it about family and friends rather than the shopping scene.
“The hope is that people will explore a new park and that we’ll introduce this network of special places to people who haven’t been able to participate,” Hodder says.
There are 280 units managed by the state’s Department of Parks and Recreation; some are free.
For the second year, outdoor retailer REI plans to close all stores on Black Friday to encourage people to choose “outside over inside.”
Info: #GreenFriday
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Of the 116 parks, free passes for 22 parks are no longer available. Here’s a list of parks that still have day-use passes for Black Friday:
1. Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve (SNR)
2. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
3. Auburn State Recreation Area
4. Austin Creek State Recreation Area
5. Benbow State Recreation Area
6. Benicia State Recreation Area
7. Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area
8. Bodie State Historic Park
9. Bolsa Chica State Beach
10. Border Field State Park
11. Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
12. Calaveras Big Trees State Park
13. California Citrus State Historic Park
14. Cardiff State Beach
15. Carlsbad State Beach
16. Carpinteria State Beach
17. Castle Crags State Park
18. Caswell Memorial State Park
19. Chino Hills State Park
20. Clear Lake State Park
21. Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
22. Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
23. Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
24. Doheny State Beach
25. Donner Memorial State Park
26. Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
27. El Capitán State Beach
28. Emerald Bay State Park
29. Empire Mine State Historic Park
30. Folsom Lake Recreation Area
31. Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
32. Fort Ross State Historic Park
33. Fort Tejon State Historic Park
34. Gaviota State Park
35. George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area
36. Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
37. Grover Hot Springs State Park
38. Hendy Woods State Park
39. Humboldt Redwoods State Park
40. Huntington State Beach
41. Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
42. Jack London State Historic Park
43. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
44. Kings Beach Recreation Area
45. La Puisima Mission State Historic Park
46. Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
47. Lake Perris State Recreation Area
48. Leo Carrillo State Park
49. Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
50. Malibu Creek State Park
51. Malibu Lagoon Bay State Beach
52. Manresa State Beach
53. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
54. McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
55. McConnell State Recreation Area
56. Millerton Lake State Recreation Area
57. Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve
58. Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
59. Pacheco State Park
60. Palomar Mountain State Park
61. Patrick’s Point State Park
62. Picacho State Recreation Area
63. Point Mugu State Park
64. Pomponio State Beach
65. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
66. Red Rock Canyon State Park
67. Refugio State Beach
68. Richardson Grove State Park
69. Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach
70. Russian Gulch State Park
71. Saddleback Butte State Park
72. Salt Point State Park
73. Salton Sea State Recreation Area
74. San Buenaventura State Beach
75. San Clemente State Beach
76. San Elijo State Beach
77. San Gregorio State Beach
78. San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area
79. San Onofre State Beach
80. Seacliff State Beach
81. Silver Strand State Beach
82. Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area
83. Sonoma State Historic Park
84. South Carlsbad State Beach
85. South Yuba River State Park
86. Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area
87. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
88. Sunset State Beach
89. Tijuana Estuary NP Point of Interest
90. Topanga State Park
91. Trione-Annadel State Park
92. Tule Elk State Natural Reserve
93. Van Damme State Park
94. Will Rogers State Historic Park
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