A specialty license plate with an image of a waterfall next to a snow-covered mountain. There are more mountains in the distance and a blue sky overhead.

Get your specialty State Parks license plate

Discover a new way to show your support for the best State Park events – like concerts, the Junior Ranger program, festivals and workshops – with a specialty Washington State Parks license plate.

Get your specialty State Parks license plate today.

Washington State Parks specialty license plate sales support some of your favorite programming and events at more than half our parks across Washington state and right in your community.  

For every purchased plate and renewal, State Parks receives $28 that goes directly toward programs like: 

If you love dancing at our summer concerts series, eating new foods at one of our many cultural festivals or learning new creative skills at an in-park workshop, you might want to pull up to your next event with a specialty license plate.  

Or if your kids still talk about their Junior Ranger experience, crawling inside the model volcano at the Mount St. Helens Visitor Center or climbing the tower of the Admiralty Head Lighthouse, consider supporting their interest in history and the outdoors with a specialty license plate. 

A band playing in an amphitheater at Deception Pass State Park with an audience watching and water, trees and a rainbow behind.
A crowd enjoys a show from the American Roots concert series at Deception Pass State Park. This is just one of several concert series hosted at parks across the state, thanks to support from the specialty license plate program.

In 2025 alone, your support through the license plate program helped fund workshops, concerts and festivals, including: 

  • Japanese Calligraphy Workshop at Tolmie 
  • Concert at the Park at Yakima Sportsman 
  • Mountain Melodies Concert Series at Lake Wenatchee 
  • Rhythm on the River Concert Series at Lincoln Rock 
  • Salish Sea Day at Deception Pass 
  • Cambodian Cultural Celebration at Saltwater 
  • Ubuntu Nerudo African Heritage Cultural festival at Lake Sammamish 
  • Updated exhibits at the Mount St. Helens Visitor Center 
  • Junior Ranger books and badges statewide 

Show how much you love State Parks wherever you park – buy your specialty license plate today! 

Thank you for your support.

Other ways to support Washington State Parks

Tab donations

You also have the option to make a donation to State Parks when you renew your vehicle tabs. While license plate sales support our interpretive program and events, your $5 tab donations are deposited into our operation and maintenance fund. These donations are also deeply appreciated and help us fulfill our mission of caring for Washington's most treasured lands, waters and historic places. 

Discover Pass

Approximately 71 percent of our budget comes from Discover Pass sales, camping and accommodations and other revenue and donations. So when you buy your annual Discover Pass, you’re contributing to a legacy of memories made in the outdoors and to the care of these lands for future generations to enjoy. 

The Discover Pass is more than just a parking pass — it gives you unlimited access to millions of acres of natural beauty, culture and history as well as educational and recreational opportunities across the state. You get year-round adventure with a single, affordable pass. It provides unlimited entry to millions of acres of Washington state lands for everyone in the pass holder's vehicle.

Buy your annual Discover Pass and lock in a year of unforgettable adventures today. 

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