Pass Renewal & Extension Information

Golden Bear Passholders

2022 and 2023 Golden Bear pass benefits have been extended through December 31, 2024. There is no action necessary.

The California State Parks staff are aware of the expiration date extension and you may continue to use your existing 2022 or 2023 pass. 

Limited Use Golden Bear Passholders

The Limited Use Golden Bear Pass has not been extended at this time.

Disabled Discount and Distinguished Veteran Passholders

All Disabled Discount or Distinguished Veteran passes with a five-year validity period have been extended for an additional five years and do not require renewal at this time. There is no action necessary.

The California State Parks staff are aware of the expiration date extension and you may continue to use your existing pass.  

The Reserve California camping reservation system has been updated to reflect the pass expiration extension. To receive your benefits, you must make your reservation from the account linked to your pass (verifiable within your account profile). If you experience any issues with receiving your benefits, please email your purchase information to parkpassinfo@parks.ca.gov for assistance.

Although these are lifetime passes, the California State Parks has renewal requirements to ensure the integrity of the pass program. Future renewal requirements will be shared prior to the next renewal date. The updated schedule is below:

Why does my pass say it is expired in Reserve California?

When logging into Reserve California, pass holders may see that their pass indicates that it is ‘expired’ on the ‘Your Passes’ page. This is the record of your original transaction and does not indicate the current status of your discount.

Pass holders can verify that they are receiving their discount by looking at their profile details and verifying that the customer classification still reflects ‘Distinguished Veteran’ or ‘Disabled Discount’– so long as the customer classification reflects ‘Distinguished Veteran’ or ‘Disabled Discount’, the appropriate discount will still be applied.

If you believe that your pass should have been part of the pass extension but the classification is reflecting ‘Regular’, please contact the pass office.