Natural Investment Permit

Permit details 

All boats, canoes, kayaks and paddleboards must pay a $7 daily launch fee to use state park boat launches. However, with a Natural Investment Permit you’re covered for watercraft launches, day-use parking (no Discover Pass needed!) and trailer dump fees in all state parks.

With one permit you and everyone in your vehicle have access to over 100 Washington state parks – more than 40 with watercraft launch sites across the state — making it a great value for your outdoor adventures.

Cost

The annual Natural Investment Permit is $120 and interchangeable between vehicles but valid for only one vehicle at a time. 

The permit is a window cling that can be used in whichever vehicle you’re taking out on your next adventure.  

This permit is valid for one year from the month of purchase.

How to buy

Buy your Natural Investment Permit today

We’ll mail it to you. You'll receive a 20-day temporary permit in your email to use while you wait for it to arrive. 

Buy at a park

Available at the following locations when staff is available:

Information Center at Parks HQ (Lacey)	Lake Easton State Park
Alta Lake State Park	Lake Sammamish State Park
Battle Ground Lake State Park	Lake Wenatchee State Park
Beacon Rock State Park	Larrabee State Park
Beebe Bridge State Park	Lincoln Rock State Park
Birch Bay State Park	Lyons Ferry State Park
Cama Beach State Park	Maryhill State Park
Cape Disappointment State Park	Pearrygin Lake State Park
Conconully State Park	Potholes State Park
Daroga State Park	Riverside State Park - HQ on Charles Rd, 9 mile Recreation Area and Lake Spokane
Deception Pass State Park	Sacajawea State Park Interpretive Center
Dosewallips State Park	Sequim Bay State Park
Eastern Region office (East Wenatchee)	Steamboat Rock State Park
Fort Casey State Park	Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park
Fort Ebey State Park	Twanoh State Park
Fort Flagler State Park	Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park
Fort Worden State Park	Ginkgo Petrified Forest/Wanapum Recreation Area
Ike Kinswa State Park	Wenatchee Confluence State Park
Lake Chelan State Park

Purchase by mail

Complete an application and mail it to the address on the application. Include a check or money order made out to Washington State Parks. 

Natural Investment Permit application (Word)

Natural Investment Permit application (PDF)

Where you can use the permit

The Natural Investment Permit provides access to over 40 boat launch sites and over 50 trailer dump stations, statewide.  It also provides day-use parking at all Washington state parks.

Parks with boat launches

Find watercraft launch sites on the boat launch page.

 

Parks with trailer dump stations

Alta Lake State Park	Fort Worden State Park	Paradise Point State Park
Battle Ground Lake State Park	Grayland Beach State Park	Pearrygin Lake State Park
Bay View State Park	Ike Kinswa State Park	Penrose Point State Park
Belfair State Park	Illahee State Park	Potholes State Park
Birch Bay State Park	Kanaskat-Palmer State Park	Potlatch State Park
Bogachiel State Park	Lake Chelan State Park	Rasar State Park
Bridgeport State Park	Lake Easton State Park	Riverside State Park
Brooks Memorial State Park	Lake Sammamish State Park	Scenic Beach State Park
Cape Disappointment State Park	Lake Sylvia State Park	Schafer State Park
Columbia Hills State Park	Lake Wenatchee State Park	Seaquest State Park
Conconully State Park	Larrabee State Park	Sequim Bay State Park
Curlew Lake State Park	Lewis and Clark Trail State Park	South Whidbey State Park
Daroga State Park	Lincoln Rock State Park	Spencer Spit State Park
Dash Point State Park	Manchester State Park	Steamboat Rock State Park
Deception Pass State Park	Maryhill State Park	Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park
Dosewallips State Park	Millersylvania State Park	Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park
Fields Spring State Park	Moran State Park	Twin Harbors State Park
Fort Flagler State Park	Ocean City State Park	Wenatchee Confluence State Park
Fort Townsend State Park	Pacific Beach State Park	Yakima Sportsman State Park

 

Rules and safety

The Natural Investment Permit can only be used at Washington state parks. If you plan to use boat launches managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife or Washington Department of Natural Resources, you will need to purchase a Discover Pass to park.

The Natural Investment Permit is not valid for commercial vehicles.  Our state park facilities are for recreational use only and are not intended for commercial activities without a permit.

Many recreational boaters in Washington are required by law to complete a boating safety course and carry a Washington State Boater Education Card.  Review boating regulations and stay safe on the water. 

And if you’re on a canoe, kayak or paddleboard, Paddle To Be Seen!

Boating resources

If you’re interested in overnight boating adventures, consider buying an Annual Moorage permit. This annual permit waives the moorage fee at State Park marine facilities.

Or, if it's fishing and shellfishing that brings you to the water, don’t forget to get your licenses online from Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Make sure you know where to find your nearest public waste pump-out locations.