At some libraries. Annual Park Pass Library Program (also called 'Check it Out') runs in parts of Utah — call your branch before you drive. Verified against ksl.com, checked 2026-09-04.
| Program | Annual Park Pass Library Program (also called 'Check it Out') |
|---|---|
| What it covers | An annual Utah State Parks day-use pass that admits the checkout holder plus up to 7 guests in the same private vehicle for one day at most Utah state parks. Not valid at This Is The Place Heritage Park; does not cover the Davis County Causeway fee at Antelope Island State Park. |
| How to borrow | Utah State Parks partners with municipal/county library systems to place annual passes in libraries; residents check out a pass the same way they'd check out a book or CD. Participating libraries have included locations in American Fork, Salt Lake City, Cedar City, Grand County, and others. |
| Day-use cost otherwise | Not specified on the official Passes page fetched; Utah sells Digital Day-Use, Annual Day-Use, Honor, and Veterans Adventure passes with a senior (65+) discount — confirm current dollar amounts at parkspass.utah.gov. |
| Source | ksl.com · checked 2026-09-04 |
Confirmed by Utah local news coverage (KSL.com, Deseret News, Moab Times) referencing Utah State Parks' own program, but a current, dedicated official program page describing loan terms could not be located on stateparks.utah.gov at time of check — the site's main Passes page did not mention it. Given as news-sourced per the 'only news coverage exists' rule.
Because Annual Park Pass Library Program (also called 'Check it Out') runs through participating libraries rather than every Utah branch, the first move is a call to your own library — if they hold passes, they check out like books, usually one per household with holds allowed. The borrowed pass covers an annual Utah State Parks day-use pass that admits the checkout holder plus up to 7 guests in the same private vehicle for one day at most Utah state parks. Not valid at This Is The Place Heritage Park; does not cover the Davis County Causeway fee at Antelope Island State Park.. Nothing overnight is included — campsites, cabins and launches are reserved and paid separately.
Utah is one of 8 states in this situation. Traveling? Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Maine work the same way.
At participating libraries — Annual Park Pass Library Program (also called 'Check it Out') doesn't cover every system. Utah State Parks partners with municipal/county library systems to place annual passes in libraries; residents check out a pass the same way they'd check out a book or CD. Participating libraries have included locations in American Fork, Salt Lake City, Cedar City, Grand County, and others.
Not specified on the official Passes page fetched; Utah sells Digital Day-Use, Annual Day-Use, Honor, and Veterans Adventure passes with a senior (65+) discount — confirm current dollar amounts at parkspass.utah.gov.. That's the per-visit saving the library pass delivers.
It doesn't — every program of this kind lends day-use entry only, with campsites, cabins and launches billed separately.