Visit state parks for a ‘free day’ March 19

Washington State Parks turns 103 years old on Saturday, March 19, and visitors are invited to help celebrate by enjoying a state park for free that day. It is the third of 12 "free days" in 2016, when visitors are not required to display the Discover Pass for day use visits to a park. On Orcas, this applies to Moran State Park. The remaining free days are:

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Washington State Parks turns 103 years old on Saturday, March 19, and visitors are invited to help celebrate by enjoying a state park for free that day. It is the third of 12 “free days” in 2016, when visitors are not required to display the Discover Pass for day use visits to a park. On Orcas, this applies to Moran State Park. The remaining free days are:

· March 26 – (Saturday) A springtime free Saturday

· April 22 – (Friday) Earth Day

· May 8 – (Sunday) A springtime free Sunday

· June 4 – (Saturday) National Trails Day

· June 11 – (Saturday) National Get Outdoors Day

· Aug. 25 – (Thursday) National Park Service 100th birthday

· Sept. 24 – (Saturday) National Public Lands Day

· Nov. 11 – (Friday) Veterans Day