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State park visitors can get new digital passport and continue the adventure

California Digital Passport Program
California's Digital Passport Program allows residents to visit one of the county's 280 parks, pictured here is a waterfall on the Falls Trail Loop at Mt. Diablo State Park in Clayton, Calif., on Jan. 6, 2021. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)

By Olivia Wynkoop. Bay City News.

State park visitors can now track their adventures at California's 280 parks and earn badges along the way in a digital passport program launched Wednesday.

Gone are the days when state park lovers have to carry a paper passport to get stamped at the visitor center; now, visitors can check in at each park and receive a badge on their phones, accessible through the California State Parks apps.