FREE Admission to All National Parks — Saturday

The National Parks Service is offering FREE entrance to all parks on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 26th. As part of the celebration, you can enjoy over 400 National Parks for FREE. Do note that not all national parks charge fees, but those that do will waive their costs these days (for example, $25 a car at Big Bend or $20 a car at Rocky Mountain National Park).

You’ll find a long list of participating locations within a drivable distance of Fort Worth, including:

• Texas
  Big Bend National Park
  Fort Davis National Historic Site
  Guadalupe Mountains National Park
  Padre Island National Seashore
• Oklahoma
  Fort Smith National Historic Site
• Arkansas
  Fort Smith National Historic Site
  Pea Ridge National Military Park
• Missouri
  Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
  Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
  Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
• New Mexico
  Aztec Ruins National Monument
  Bandelier National Monument
  Capulin Volcano National Monument
  Carlsbad Caverns National Park
  Chaco Culture National Historical Park
  El Morro National Monument
  Fort Union National Monument
  Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
  Pecos National Historical Park
  White Sands National Monument

Details, Details
What: Find out more about how to get  free admission to the U.S. National Parks, here.  You’ll also find helpful planning info here.
When: Saturday, September 26, 2015 ~ times vary by location
Where: A list of over 400 participating parks around the U.S.
can be found here.
Cost: FREE! Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees,
and transportation entrance fees.

Need a little more time to plan? The next FREE National Parks entrance date is November 11 — Veterans’ Day.

P.S. Go here to find out how to get FREE annual parks passes for Active Duty Military Families through the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass — offered FREE to all active duty military members and their dependents.

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