Reserve your free State Parks Pass and Backpack today! These backpacks are available on a first-come first-served basis. Come into the library in person to pick one up. This program is a partnership with the Colorado Department of Education, State Library, local library systems, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It is meant to encourage Coloradans to visit our State Parks and experience all of the great outdoor recreation that this state has to offer. Each backpack, which checks out for one week, includes:
- State park pass
- Leave No Trace card (learn more about Leave No Trace)
- Activity idea list
- Colorado trees and wildflower guide
- Colorado Wildlife guide
- Guide to Colorado's 41 State Parks (en español)
- Fishing Basics Sheet
- Binoculars
- The Night Sky Guide
- About the "Checkout Colorado" Backpack Laminated Handout
- Evaluation/Survey