Yes. Nevada State Parks Library Park Pass lets Nevada library cardholders borrow a free state-park day-use pass. Verified against parks.nv.gov, checked 2026-09-04.
| Program | Nevada State Parks Library Park Pass |
|---|---|
| What it covers | Free day-use entry permit valid for one vehicle carrying up to 8 people, usable at all 27 Nevada State Parks (includes museum entry at parks like Mormon Station and Buckland Station). Excludes camping, boating, other recreational-activity fees, and any federal/regional/non-state-park lands. |
| How to borrow | Checked out at participating Nevada public libraries (each library was given 2 passes) with a library card in good standing; loan period is one week. Admittance is subject to available space — the pass does not guarantee entry. |
| Day-use cost otherwise | Day-use entry is normally $5/vehicle (Nevada plates) or $10/vehicle (non-Nevada plates) at most parks; $10/$15 at higher-fee parks (Valley of Fire, Sand Harbor, Spring Mountain Ranch, Cave Rock, Spooner Lake); Ice Age Fossils State Park charges $3/person instead. |
| Source | parks.nv.gov · checked 2026-09-04 |
Statewide pilot launched January 2023, a partnership between Nevada State Parks and Nevada's public library system, funded by the Nevada State Parks Gift Shop Grant Program.
Nevada State Parks Library Park Pass puts the passes in circulation like any other library item: each participating Nevada branch holds a limited number, checkouts are typically one per household, and holds are the difference between getting one and not — the shelf empties fastest ahead of summer weekends. The borrowed pass covers free day-use entry permit valid for one vehicle carrying up to 8 people, usable at all 27 Nevada State Parks (includes museum entry at parks like Mormon Station and Buckland Station). Excludes camping, boating, other recreational-activity fees, and any federal/regional/non-state-park lands.. The pass stops at the gate: camping, cabins and boat launches are their own bookings and fees.
Day-use entry in Nevada runs about $5 per visit, so a family that day-trips five times over a season keeps roughly $25 by borrowing the pass instead of paying at the gate — and a twice-a-month hiking habit is $120 a year back in the budget. The pass costs exactly what the library card does: nothing.
Nevada is one of 20 states in this situation. Traveling? California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida work the same way, each with its own program name and loan rules.
Yes — Nevada State Parks Library Park Pass circulates day-use passes through public libraries. Checked out at participating Nevada public libraries (each library was given 2 passes) with a library card in good standing; loan period is one week. Admittance is subject to available space — the pass does not guarantee entry.
Day-use entry is normally $5/vehicle (Nevada plates) or $10/vehicle (non-Nevada plates) at most parks; $10/$15 at higher-fee parks (Valley of Fire, Sand Harbor, Spring Mountain Ranch, Cave Rock, Spooner Lake); Ice Age Fossils State Park charges $3/person instead.. Every visit on a borrowed pass avoids exactly that charge.
No: the loan covers gate entry for the day. Overnight sites, cabins and boat launches are separate bookings with separate fees.