CALIFORNIA – California State Parks announced that veterans, active duty and reserve military members get free admission to 142 participating state parks on Memorial Day – Monday, May 26.

“We are proud to welcome our veterans and service members on Memorial Day as a gesture of gratitude for their dedication and sacrifice,” said California State Parks director Armando Quintero.

The Automobile Club of Southern California expects a record 3.6 million people will travel over the Memorial Day holiday period between Thursday, May 22 and Monday, May 26. This is a 3.6% increase from 2024 and the third straight year of record-breaking travel for this holiday locally.

Quintero goes on to say that for those who have stood watch, carried burdens, and protected freedom, may California’s incredible landscapes offer rest, connection and peace.

List of parks

Veterans, active duty, and reserve military personnel must show a valid military ID or proof of discharge other than dishonorable or bad conduct, to receive free admission.

Here is the full list of participating parks:

1. Anderson Marsh State Historic Park (SHP)
2. Andrew Molera State Park (SP)
3. Angel Island SP
4. Año Nuevo SP
5. Antelope Valley CA Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve (SNR)
6. Anza-Borrego Desert SP
7. Armstrong Redwoods SNR
8. Auburn State Recreation Area (SRA)
9. Bale Grist Mill SHP
10. Benbow Lake State SRA
11. Benicia SRA
12. Bethany Reservoir SRA
13. Bidwell-Sacramento River SP
14. Bodie SHP
15. Bolsa Chica State Beach (SB)
16. Bothe-Napa Valley SP
17. Burton Creek SP
18. Calaveras Big Trees SP
19. California Citrus SHP
20. California State Railroad Museum
21. Cardiff SB
22. Carlsbad SB
23. Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA)
24. Carpinteria SB
25. Castle Crags SP
26. Castle Rock SP
27. Caswell Memorial SP
28. China Camp SP
29. Chino Hills SP
30. Clay Pit SVRA
31. Clear Lake SP
32. Colonel Allensworth SHP
33. Colusa-Sacramento River SRA
34. Crystal Cove SP
35. Cuyamaca Rancho SP
36. Doheny SB
37. Donner Memorial SP
38. Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch SVRA
39. Ed Z’Berg Sugar Pine Point SP
40. El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP
41. Emerald Bay SP
42. Emma Wood SB
43. Empire Mine SHP
44. Folsom Lake SRA
45. Folsom Powerhouse SHP
46. Fort Ross SHP
47. Fort Tejon SHP
48. Fremont Peak SP
49. Gaviota State Park
50. George J. Hatfield SRA
51. Grover Hot Springs SP
52. Half Moon Bay SB
53. Hendy Woods SP
54. Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
55. Henry W. Coe SP
56. Hollister Hills SVRA
57. Humboldt Redwoods SP
58. Hungry Valley SVRA
59. Huntington SB
60. Indian Grinding Rock SHP
61. Jack London SHP
62. Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP
63. Kenneth Hahn (Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook only)
64. Kings Beach SRA
65. La Purisima Mission SHP
66. Lake Oroville SRA
67. Lake Perris SRA
68. Leland Stanford Mansion SHP
69. Leo Carrillo SP
70. Los Angeles SHP
71. Malakoff Diggins SHP
72. Malibu Creek SP
73. Malibu Lagoon SB
74. Manresa SB
75. Marshall Gold Discovery SHP
76. McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial SP
77. McConnell SRA
78. Millerton Lake SRA
79. Mono Lake Tufa SNR
80. Morro Bay SP
81. Mount Diablo SP
82. Mount San Jacinto SP
83. Mount Tamalpais SP
84. Natural Bridges SB
85. New Brighton SB
86. Oceano Dunes SVRA
87. Pacheco SP
88. Palomar Mountain SP
89. Petaluma Adobe SHP
90. Pescadero SB
91. Pfeiffer Big Sur SP
92. Picacho SRA
93. Pismo SB
94. Plumas-Eureka SP
95. Point Lobos SNR
96. Point Mugu SP
97. Pomponio SB
98. Portola Redwoods SP
99. Prairie City SVRA
100. Prairie Creek Redwoods SP
101. Providence Mountains SRA
102. Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
103. Red Rock Canyon SP
104. Richardson Grove SP
105. Robert H. Meyer Memorial SB
106. Russian Gulch SP
107. Saddleback Butte SP
108. Salt Point SP
109. Salton Sea SRA
110. Samuel P. Taylor SP
111. San Buenaventura SB
112. San Clemente SB
113. San Elijo SB
114. San Gregorio SB
115. San Luis Reservoir SRA
116. San Onofre SB
117. Seacliff SB
118. Silver Strand SB
119. Silverwood Lake SRA
120. Sinkyone Wilderness SP
121. Sonoma SHP
122. South Carlsbad SB
123. South Yuba River SP
124. Standish Hickey SRA
125. State Indian Museum SHP
126. Sue-meg SP
127. Sugarloaf Ridge SP
128. Sunset SB
129. Sutter’s Fort SHP
130. Tahoe SRA
131. The Forest of Nisene Marks SP
132. Tomales Bay SP
133. Topanga SP
134. Torrey Pines SB
135. Torrey Pines SNR
136. Trione-Annadel SP
137. Tule Elk SNR
138. Van Damme SP
139. Washoe Meadows SP
140. Wilder Ranch SP
141. Will Rogers SHP
142. William B. Ide Adobe SHP