Pass Descriptions

The Pass Sales Office is located in the State Resources Building in downtown Sacramento:

          1416 9th Street, Room 144
          Sacramento, California 95814

Office Hours: Monday through Friday - 9:00am to 4:00pm

Visitors must present photo identification at security desk upon entrance to the building. Metered street and hourly garage parking available with light rail and bus service nearby.

For additional information and/or directions to our new location please contact the Park Pass Sales Office at 800.777.0369 ext. 2 or 916.653.8280.  Click here for a location map.

Inquiries about online/e-store pass order(s), please contact 866.417.2757 with order information ready for reference.

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ANNUAL AND SPECIAL PASSES

• "Pass Fee Schedule"

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GOLDEN POPPY VEHICLE DAY USE ANNUAL PASS - $125.00

The "Golden Poppy" Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass is valid for motorcycles or passenger vehicles with a capacity of nine persons or less and is valid at many California State Park operated units where vehicle day use fees are collected. The pass must be displayed on the rearview mirror or vehicle dashboard as applicable. Valid for 12 months from month of purchase. See the list of parks accepting the Golden Poppy Pass. To purchase a "Golden Poppy" Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass, please visit us at the California State Parks Store. 

Passes are also available for purchase at most units of the California State Park System (please contact in advance to ensure availability) or the Park Pass Sales Office located at 1416 9th Street, Room 144, Sacramento. Click here for a location map.

Note: The "Golden Poppy" Pass will not be honored at high-demand or locally operated parks or at Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreational areas designated as OHV units. The pass is not valid at units operated by local government, private agencies or concessionaires. It is not valid for per-person entry or tour fees (such as musems), camping, boat use, group use or sites, special events, commercial use, oversize vehicle fees, extra vehicle fees or supplemental fees such as swimming pools and sanitation dump use.  Admittance and use subject to available space.  Lost or stolen passes cannot be replaced and no refunds can be issued.

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VEHICLE DAY USE ANNUAL PASS - $195.00

The Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass is valid for motorcycles or passenger vehicles with a capacity of nine persons or less and is valid at most California State Park operated units where vehicle day use fees are collected. The pass must be displayed on the rearview mirror or dashboard as applicable.  Valid for 12 months from month of purchase.  See the list of parks accepting the Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass.  To purchase an Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass, please visit us at the California State Parks Store.

Passes are also available for purchase at most units of the California State Park System (please contact in advance to ensure availability) or the Park Pass Sales Office located at 1416 9th Street, Room 144, Sacramento. Click here for a location map.

Note: The Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass will not be honored at OHV units. Only OHV Vehicle Day Use Annual Passes are valid at OHV units.  The pass is not valid at units operated by local government, private agencies or concessionaires. It is not valid for per-person entry or tour fees (such as musems), camping, boat use, group use or sites, special events, oversize vehicle fees, extra vehicle fees or supplemental fees such as swimming pools and sanitation dump use. Admittance and use subject to available space.  Other pass exceptions are listed here.  Lost or stolen passes cannot be replaced and no refunds can be issued.

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OVERSIZED VEHICLE PASS Sticker- $75.00

The Oversized Vehicle Pass sticker is placed on the Vehicle Day Use or Golden Poppy Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass hangtag or a separate card for those who already have their passes. Valid for 12 months from date of purchase or through the valid date of the annual pass.  Possession of a valid Oversized Vehicle Pass sticker will waive the oversized vehicle fee as described below

Oversized Vehicle Fees

Effective August 1, oversized vehicles described as 25 feet or over in length or 9 feet or wider in width will be charged an Oversized Vehicle Fee (OVF) equal to and in addition to the park’s vehicle day use fee.  A vehicle pulling a trailer will also be considered an oversized vehicle except as noted below.  

Oversized Vehicle Pass Stickers can be purchased to cover the vehicle’s traveling size in lieu of paying the separate Oversized Vehicle Fees. However, extra stickers cannot be purchased to cover extending the vehicle beyond the traveling size.  Any additional spaces occupied by the vehicle will be charged an extra vehicle fee for each whole or partial additional space occupied.

Distinguished Veteran or Golden Bear Pass holders will not be assessed the OVF.  Vehicles towing a boat trailer with a valid Boat Use Annual Pass Sticker or having paid a boat use fee will be not be charged the OVF.  Limited Use Golden Bear Pass holders must pay the OVF or display a valid Oversized Vehicle Pass Sticker placard.

To purchase an Oversized Vehicle Pass, please visit us at the California State Parks Store.  Passes are also available for purchase at many units of the California State Park System (please contact in advance to ensure availability) or the Park Pass Sales Office located at 1416 9th Street, Room 144, Sacramento. Click here for a location map.

Note:  Not all parks can accommodate oversized vehicles and possession of the Oversized Vehicle Pass sticker does not guarantee an oversized vehicle can be physically accommodated at all parks. Please contact individual locations in advance to confirm availability.

The Oversized Vehicle Pass will not be required at Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Areas designated as OHV units.

Lost or stolen passes cannot be replaced and no refunds can be issued.

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BOAT USE ANNUAL PASS - $100.00

The Boat Use Annual Pass is a small sticker that is placed on the Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass hangtag or the Golden Poppy Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass hangtag or a separate card for those who already have their passes and for Golden Bear Pass users. 
Each vessel, sailboat or personal watercraft (PWC) is considered a separate vessel with a boat use fee assessed for each upon entry to the park.  This pass waives boat use fees for motorized vessels and for sailboats over 8'.  Valid for 12 months from month of purchase.  If the craft is a sailboat that is under the length limit and is not motorized, no boat use fee is assessed; therefore, no Boat Use Annual Pass is needed.

To purchase an Boat Use Annual Pass, please visit us at the California State Parks Store. 

Passes are also available for purchase at many units of the California State Park System (please contact in advance to ensure availability) or the Park Pass Sales Office located at 1416 9th Street, Room 144, Sacramento. Click here for a location map.

Note: The Boat Use Annual Pass is not valid at Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreational areas designated as OHV units. The pass is not valid at units operated by local government, private agencies or concessionaires.  It is not valid for per-person entry or tour fees (such as musems), camping,  group use or sites, special events, oversize vehicle fees, extra vehicle fees or supplemental fees such as swimming pools and sanitation dump use. Admittance and use subject to available space.  Lost or stolen passes cannot be replaced and no refunds can be issued.

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OHV VEHICLE DAY USE ANNUAL PASS - $50.00

This pass is valid for passenger vehicles with a capacity of nine persons or less at all State operated Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) areas designated as Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) units where vehicle day use fees are collected.  Valid for 12 months from month of purchase.  The pass must be displayed on the rearview mirror or dashboard as applicable.

The following link is a list of the OHV parks that accept the OHV Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass:
   OHV Parks 

To purchase an OHV Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass, please visit us at the California State Parks Store.  Passes are also available for purchase at most OHV units of the California State Park System (please contact in advance to ensure availability).

Note: The OHV Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass will only be honored at OHMVR areas designated as OHV units and not accepted at other units operated by California State Parks.  Lost or stolen passes cannot be replaced and no refunds can be issued.

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SNO-PARK SEASON/DAY PERMITS - $25.00 Season / $5.00 Per Day

The California Department of Parks and Recreation operates 21 SNO-PARK sites that provide snow-cleared parking lots with sanitation facilities and access to snow play areas, cross-country ski and snowmobile trails. 

A SNO-PARK permit is required for each vehicle parked at a SNO-PARK site from November 1 through May 30 of each year. Permits are sold as Day Permits or Seasonal Permits by permit vendors throughout northern California. Day permits are sold for $5.00 and are valid for one single day. Season permits are sold for $25.00 and are valid for the entire SNO-PARK season from November 1 through May 30. 

To find out more about the SNO-PARK program or to locate a permit vendor in your local area please go to the California State Parks OHV Division website.