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Free Historian Passport for some parks
California State Parks is offering free entry into more than 30 historic parks, including Monterey State Historic Park, through their Historian Passport.
Richard Fletcher is an interpreter for the Monterey region of California State Parks. He says state historic parks—like the one in downtown Monterey—usually don’t have as many visitors as natural parks but are still fascinating.
“ They're equally as important," he said. "So if people can see that and it inspires them to come learn about the history downtown, that's great. That's a win.”
Fletcher says learning history like how California became a state with Monterey as its first capital can be eye-opening.
“Sometimes there's parts of history that aren't always that comfortable, and if you can own that but learn from it and move forward with that," he said, " that's where we can make really good progress.”
Free downloads of the passport continue through July 6.
Don't ghost your camping reservation
New penalties for no-shows at California state parks are now in effect.
The popular state parks for overnight stays, like San Onofre, Crystal Cove, and Pfeiffer Big Sur, require reservations.
But, there are many no-shows. Too many, the state legislature says.
Now you’ll get a refund only if you cancel a week or more before your reservation starts. After that, you’ll be charged the first night’s fee. And if you cancel two days or less before, you’ll give up your entire fee.
If you no-show three times in a calendar year, you’ll be banned from making a reservation for a year, because if you’re not going to show up to enjoy California’s state beaches, redwoods or deserts someone else should be able to.
All state parks reservations are made through Reserve California. Details about changes to the cancellation policy are at parks.ca.gov.
That reporting from our partner, LAist.
