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Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
Fee-free days make national parks accessible to more people.NPS photoThe National Park Service just turned 100 years old! Celebrate the start of our second century by visiting a park in 2017. During ten days of the year, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone.
Mark your calendar for these entrance fee–free dates in 2017:
January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 20: Presidents' Day
April 15-16 and 22-23: Weekends of National Park Week
August 25: National Park Service Birthday
- September 30: National Public Lands Day
- November 11-12: Veterans Day Weekend
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Not sure about national parks, but at least for the state park I worked at, the parks were theoretically self-sufficient. Meaning your tax dollars weren't supposed to be funding them, your entry/ticket price was.
So even if you get in for free, leave a donation to the park for a small amount. By way of your being there, you enjoy the parks, so don't be a free-rider.
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Not sure about national parks, but at least for the state park I worked at, the parks were theoretically self-sufficient. Meaning your tax dollars weren't supposed to be funding them, your entry/ticket price was.
So even if you get in for free, leave a donation to the park for a small amount. By way of your being there, you enjoy the parks, so don't be a free-rider.
Not sure about national parks, but at least for the state park I worked at, the parks were theoretically self-sufficient. Meaning your tax dollars weren't supposed to be funding them, your entry/ticket price was.
So even if you get in for free, leave a donation to the park for a small amount. By way of your being there, you enjoy the parks, so don't be a free-rider.
And actually its not that costly to buy an annual pass.
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Guys just go buy the annual pass it worth the price. $80 you can bring a whole vehicle of persons to any national park/monuments/forest/historic sites etc for a whole year..
But lots people are thieving the fees anyways, hate to see that.
Edit: The pass can also be bought from REI, Backcountry.com and maybe other store/sites, if that's in your favor.
Mark your calendar for these entrance fee–free dates in 2017:
January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 20: Presidents' Day
April 15-16 and 22-23: Weekends of National Park Week
August 25: National Park Service Birthday
September 30: National Public Lands Day
November 11-12: Veterans Day Weekend
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit..
For more details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit..
**SORRY - Looks like it's a re-post** I searched for similar posts before posting this, couldn't see any. But, after extensive search I see there was one!