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OLYMPIA – Visitors to Washington State Parks can enjoy a free day, where a Discover Pass is not required, Saturday, Oct. 10.

This free day is in recognition of World Mental Health Day, and is the 10th of 12 State Park free days in 2020.

“Washington State Parks chose World Mental Health Day to acknowledge the deepening mental health crisis across the northwest, nation and world, which has been exacerbated by a global pandemic, civil unrest and, most recently, wildfires,” state officials said.

Washington state belongs to a national ParkRx program, which allows healthcare providers to wr...