The Parks Pass program, a partnership between California State Parks and the California State Library as part of the Outdoor Access for All Initiative, supports all Californians in exploring the outdoors and gaining the benefits of our parks through the creation of the California State Library Parks Pass and a grant program. That’s where California’s 1, 180 library branches come in. In fact, 70% of low-income communities across the country live in “nature-deprived” areas and communities of color are three times more likely than white communities to live in an area that is “nature deprived.” California is home to 280 state park units, over 340 miles of coastline, 970 miles of lake and river frontage, 15,000 campsites, and 4,500 miles of trails, but barriers still exist. Today, far too many kids in low-income communities and communities of color don’t have access to nature, even though research shows that spending time in the outdoors is associated with better mental and physical health. ![]() Breaks down barriers to the benefits of the outdoors
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