To encourage visitation to National Parks, three free weekends of admission will be happening in 2009.
National Parks plan 3 free summer weekends
Associated Press
June 2nd, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service will allow visitors free
entry during three weekends this summer to encourage Americans to visit
national parks such as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Rocky Mountain
National Park.
The fee waivers — one each month in June, July and August — will
apply to all 391 national parks across the country, from Alaska to
Florida.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the free weekends should help
American families struggling with the recession afford a memorable
vacation.
All 147 Park Service sites that charge fees for entry will waive
entrance fees from June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16, Salazar
said.
Entry fees being waived range from $3 to $25. That does not apply to
fees charged for camping, reservations, tours or concessions.
Chasm Lake and the Ship's Prow below the east face of Longs Peak.
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