Now You Can Visit Dozens Of State Historic Parks For Free Through 2026. Here's How

From now done July 6, residents and visitors alike tin download nan California State Parks Historian Passport for free, allowing them entree to much than 30 authorities historical parks crossed nan authorities done nan extremity of 2026.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced nan inaugural Wednesday successful grant of some Juneteenth and nan the 250th day of nan signing of nan Declaration of Independence.

“California’s authorities historical parks sphere immoderate of our nation’s astir powerful and meaningful stories, and I’m proud to unrecorded successful a authorities that celebrates diverseness to link much group pinch those stories done this limited-time free pass,” California State Parks head Armando Quintero said successful a statement. “I dream nan free Historian Passport introduces much Californians to nan state’s historical gems and sparks a curiosity and thirst for knowledge that leads to galore return visits.”

The walk typically costs $50 and allows unlimited introduction for up to 4 group to authorities historical parks and museums that complaint a per-person admittance interest aliases a conveyance day-use fee.

Historic parks successful and astir L.A. County that judge nan Historian Passport include:

• Will Rogers State Historic Park successful Pacific Palisades, which features hiking trails, picnic areas and a polo field.
• Los Encinos State Historic Park successful Encino, wherever visitors tin study astir Indigenous civilization and Spanish colonization.
• The Antelope Valley Indian Museum, which has exhibits astir Indigenous cultures from nan Antelope Valley, California coast, Great Basin and nan Southwest.

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

(Courtesy of California State Parks, 2026)

Other parks that judge nan walk are:

• Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park successful Tulare County, wherever visitors tin observe a restored and reconstructed buildings of Allensworth, a California municipality that was founded, finances and governed by African Americans successful nan early 1900s.
• Jack London State Historic Park successful Sonoma County, which features hiking and biking trails, and historical buildings.
• The State Indian Museum State Historic Park successful Sacramento, wherever you tin study astir California’s divers Indigenous populations.

A afloat database is disposable astatine parks.ca.gov.

To download a free pass, sojourn ReserveCalifornia.com and click “Passes” successful nan precocious main menu. From here, you’ll beryllium prompted to either create a caller relationship aliases log into your existing account. Once logged in, you tin usage nan dropdown paper connected nan page to prime “Special Edition Historian Passport 2026 - $0.00.” You tin past cheque retired pinch your walk and will quickly person it added to your database of passes wrong your account.

Leaders pinch nan California State Parks Foundation and nan California State Railroad Museum Foundation, which helped finance nan initiative, said they dream nan free Historian walk opens up entree to much group to spot our nationalist lands.

“California authorities parks thief america understand nan history of California, nan United States, and nan ongoing activity of building a much inclusive democracy,” said Rachel Norton, executive head of California State Parks Foundation. “The typical version Historian Passport is simply a awesome opportunity to research authorities parks for free. We dream entree to nan Historian Passport encourages much Californians to sojourn a historical authorities parkland and study about, and bespeak on, our shared history.”