Parks Passes

With your library card, you have access to both the San Mateo County Parks  and the California State Parks. You can place a hold on a pass and have it sent to the library of your choice, or stop by a library with a pass currently available.

San Mateo County Park Passes

San Mateo County Park Passes are available for a three-week checkout and are provided on a first come, first served basis at any of the libraries in San Mateo County. The pass waives the vehicle entry fee, allowing you and a car of friends and family into the park at no additional charge.

Learn more about the 23 San Mateo County Parks here.

California State Library Park Passes

Thanks to a collaboration between the California State Library and California State Parks, all Californians have a new way to access the state’s beautiful beaches, forests, deserts, monuments, lakes and rivers. The California State Library Parks Pass provides free vehicle day-use entry into a participating state park unit, and you can visit more than one state park unit while you have the pass checked out.

To use your free California State Library Parks Pass, follow these easy steps:

1. Check out the pass at your local library.
2. Plan your adventure. The pass is valid at over 200 participating state park units. A list of ineligible park units is available here.
3. Park for free at a participating California state park unit. Show pass to a uniformed state park employee, scan barcode on front of pass at reader or display from your vehicle’s rearview mirror.
4. Return the pass to the library you checked it out from for others to use.

Redwood City Public Library State Parks Pass details:

• A limited number of passes are available at all locations on a first come first serve basis through our Quick Pick collection. Visit a library to see if we have a pass and you can skip the line!
  • To find an available Quick Pick, check the record here under "Availability by location" and look for Adult Quick Picks with a check shelf status.
    
• Or, reserve a pass by placing a hold here
• Passes check out for three weeks
• Passes are not renewable
• Return your pass to the library you borrowed it from

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