Free Entrance Days in the National Parks/ Field Trip Ideas

 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

NPS/Dan Ng

Yosemite Falls can be seen from numerous areas around Yosemite Valley. A one-mile loop trail leads to the base of Lower Yosemite Fall.

http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

America's Best Idea - the national parks - gets even better with several fee-free days at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees.*
Mark your calendar for the final fee-free days in 2011:

• November 11-13
  Veterans Day weekend

Make plans now to visit the national parks on these 2012 fee-free dates:

• January 14-16
  Martin Luther King Jr. weekend
• April 21-29
  National Park Week
• June 9
  Get Outdoors Day
• September 29
  National Public Lands Day
• November 10-12
  Veterans Day weekend

To make the fun even more affordable, check out these discounts and special offers from park partners and neighboring businesses:

• National Park Hospitality Association
• National Parks Promotions Council

Here's a tip - many of your 396 national parks NEVER charge an entrance fee. So start Planning Your Visit!