The Department of Environmental Management announced Thursday that season beach passes and gift certificates will be available for purchase at www.riparks.com/beach-pass beginning Tuesday, April 20. Individuals may purchase resident, non-resident, or senior season beach passes at this site as well as daily flex passes, which allow for one-day parking. To help reduce the amount of time beachgoers spend at the entry booths once the beaches open, DEM is encouraging Rhode Islanders to buy season and daily flex passes online or in advance. Anyone who buys a season pass or a daily flex pass online or before heading to the beach will be able to use the express lanes for quick beach entry. Purchasing season or daily flex passes online will also help DEM keep the express lanes open, as there have been past instances when the express lanes could not be used because too many people were paying for parking at the entry gates rather using pre-paid parking passes. Express lanes are available at all state beaches except for East Beach, Charlestown Breachway and Salty Brine, which are one-lane facilities.