Discover Pass Fee Increase

Starting Oct. 1, 2025, the annual Discover Pass will increase from $30 to $45. This increase was passed by the Legislature in April. The bill made additional changes, including to requirements for off-road vehicles and related to the Lifetime Disabled Veteran’s pass.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of Oct. 1, 2025:

Discover Pass

  • The price of the annual Discover Pass will increase from $30 to $45.
  • All off-road vehicles will be exempt from displaying a Discover Pass as long as they are transported by another vehicle that remains parked at the recreation site and displays a valid Discover Pass.

Lifetime Disabled Veteran (LDV) Pass

  • Starting Oct. 1, 2025, the LDV Pass will be equivalent to a Discover Pass, allowing it to stand in lieu of the Discover Pass at DNR and WDFW lands as well.
  • LDV passholders will still receive free camping, but they are no longer exempt from paying camping reservation-related transaction fees. Reservations made with LDV passes before Oct. 1, 2025 will not be subject to reservation fees. Anyone making or changing a reservation after this date will be subject to reservation and change fees.
  • Courts will reduce a Discover Pass infraction from $99 to $59 if proof is provided within 15-days that a Lifetime Disabled Veteran pass has been obtained.

Discover Pass Free Days

  1. Washington State Parks and the Washington Departments of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) and Natural Resources (DNR) offer several "free days" when a Discover Pass is not required to visit these lands.

    Free Days in 2025

    • Jan. 1 — First Day Hikes; New Year’s Day
    • Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    • March 9 —  Billy Frank Junior's Birthday
    • March 19 — State Parks’ Birthday
    • April 22  — Earth Day
    • June 7 — Free Fishing Weekend
    • June 8 — Free Fishing Weekend
    • June 19 — Juneteenth
    • Aug. 9 — Smokey Bear's Birthday
    • Sept. 27 —  National Public Lands Day
    • Oct. 10 — World Mental Health Day
    • Nov. 11 — Veteran's Day

    Free days apply only to day use visits (no overnight stays or rented facilities). Sno-Park permits are still required on free days at designated Sno-Parks during the winter season.

    Learn more about Sno-Park Permits

Discover Washington

The Discover Pass is more than just a parking pass – it’s your annual ticket to unlimited access to millions of acres of state managed lands across Washington state.

When you buy a Discover Pass, you are helping Washington State Parks, Department of Natural Resources and Department of Fish and Wildlife preserve and conserve public lands for future generations to come.

Whether you’re an avid hiker, fisher, camper or just love to relax out in nature, your state managed lands are working to make the outdoors accessible for everyone. Washington state lands have something for everyone and are for everyone.