More than 70 Bay Area state parks to offer free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

by Sarah Stierch, Bay City News January 18, 2026January 16, 2026

FILE: A family hikes at Big Basin Redwood State Park in Boulder Creek on Friday, July 22, 2022. Big Basin is California's oldest state park, and is among more than 70 state-owned parks and recreation areas that will offer free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (Brian Baer/California State Parks via Bay City News)

More than 70 state parks in and around Bay Area will offer free vehicle entry on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the California State Parks Foundation announced.

The foundation is sponsoring free entry for one passenger vehicle carrying up to nine people, or for one highway-licensed motorcycle, at participating parks.

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