Want to skip Black Friday chaos? You can get free passes to these state parks instead

By Kalin Kipling | NOV 5, 2017

California State Parks and Save the Redwoods have joined together to offer an alternative to the Black Friday shopping madness.

On Nov. 24, more than 40 redwood state parks will take part in the 2017 Redwoods Friday program, according to Save the Redwoods League.

There are thousands of free vehicle day‐use passes up for grabs, but they are first come, first served. (Other park fees, such as camping or boat launch fees, are not included.)

The free passes went on sale Nov. 1, and some parks are already sold out.

Here is a list of parks that are participating, showing which were sold out as of 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5:

 Admiral William Standley  Harry A. Merlo State  Mount Tamalpais State State Recreation Area Recreation Area Park SOLD OUT  Hendy Woods State Park  Navarro River Redwoods  Andrew Molera State  Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Park SOLD OUT State Park  Patrick’s Point State Park  Armstrong Redwoods  Humboldt Lagoons State  Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park State Natural Reserve Park SOLD OUT SOLD OUT  Humboldt Redwoods  Portola Redwoods State  Austin Creek State State Park Park SOLD OUT Recreation Area  Jack London State Historic  Prairie Creek Redwoods  Benbow State Recreation Park State Park Area  Jedediah Smith Redwoods  Richardson Grove State  Big Basin Redwoods State State Park Park Park SOLD OUT  John B. Dewitt Redwoods  Russian Gulch State Park  Bothe‐Napa Valley State State Natural Reserve  Salt Point State Park Park  Jug Handle State Natural  Samuel P. Taylor State  Butano State Park Reserve SOLD OUT Park  Calaveras Big Trees State  Julia Pfeiffer Burns State  Smithe Redwoods State Park Park SOLD OUT Natural Reserve  Castle Rock State Park  Kruse Rhododendron  Sonoma Coast State Park SOLD OUT State Natural Reserve SOLD OUT  Del Norte Coast  Mailliard Redwoods State  Standish‐Hickey State Redwoods State Park Natural Reserve SOLD Recreation Area  Fort Humboldt State OUT  The Forest of Nisene Historic Park  Mendocino Headlands Marks State Park SOLD  Fort Ross State Historic State Park OUT Park  Mendocino Woodlands  Van Damme State Park  Garrapata State Park State Park  Wilder Ranch State Park  Grizzly Creek Redwoods  Montgomery Woods State Park State Natural Reserve SOLD OUT To get passes, click here.

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