Not yet. We could not verify any official library park-pass program in New Jersey. Verified against dep.nj.gov, checked 2026-09-04.
| Program | None found |
|---|---|
| What it covers | — |
| How to borrow | — |
| Day-use cost otherwise | Annual State Park Pass: $50 NJ resident / $75 non-resident (plus a $3 administrative fee); a second vehicle pass is $25 resident/$35 non-resident. Waives daily walk-in/parking fees at the NJ state parks & forests facilities that charge them (many facilities have no fee at all). |
| Source | dep.nj.gov · checked 2026-09-04 |
No official statewide NJ library-lending program for the NJ State Park Pass was found on NJDEP's Division of Parks & Forestry site. NJ county library systems (Burlington, Camden, Sussex, Passaic, Hunterdon, etc.) run museum-pass programs for other attractions/museums, but not for the state park entry pass itself.
Until an official program exists, the honest options: budget the $50 day-use fee, check whether your destination park has free-entry days (no official statewide NJ library-lending program for the NJ State Park Pass was found on NJDEP's Division of Parks & Forestry site. NJ county library systems (Burlington, Camden, Sussex, Passaic, Hunterdon, etc.) run museum-pass programs for other attractions/museums, but not for the state park entry pass itself.), and ask your library about OTHER lendable passes — many New Jersey systems circulate museum and attraction passes even without a state-park one. 20 states do run statewide programs, so it's worth an occasional re-check; we re-verify this page on our refresh cycle.
For comparison: the 20 statewide programs all follow the same shape — the parks agency or state library seeds day-use passes into public-library circulation, a resident checks one out like a book for one to three weeks, and the pass covers gate entry (never camping). California, Colorado and New York are the reference implementations — and the model New Jersey would most likely copy if its libraries and parks agency ever partner up. New Jersey is one of 12 states with no borrowable pass we could verify, so residents' realistic options are the fee-free parks and alternate discounts listed above.
No official program existed as of our last check (2026-09-04). No official statewide NJ library-lending program for the NJ State Park Pass was found on NJDEP's Division of Parks & Forestry site. NJ county library systems (Burlington, Camden, Sussex, Passaic, Hunterdon, etc.) run museum-pass programs for other attractions/museums, but not for the state park entry pass itself.
Annual State Park Pass: $50 NJ resident / $75 non-resident (plus a $3 administrative fee); a second vehicle pass is $25 resident/$35 non-resident. Waives daily walk-in/parking fees at the NJ state parks & forests facilities that charge them (many facilities have no fee at all)..