[1]Yesterday, the National Park Service [2] announced three weekends this summer where visitors and residents can explore their local National Parks, fee-free. The weekends are: June 20-21, July 18-19, and August 15-16.
Of the 391 National Parks in the US, 147 charge entrance fees ranging from $3 - $25, and these fee-free weekends offer a budget-friendly way to get out and vacation with your friends and family, and help local businesses thrive at the same time.
With plenty of content covering National Parks, Moon.com is a great place to start researching your next trip to fee-free parks like, Yosemite [3], Glacier National Park [4], Zion National Park [5], or Big Bend [6].
For a full list of participating parks, you can visit the National Park Service website [7].
Here’s to some great fee-free weekends this summer!
Eva Zimmerman
Associate Publicist
Links:
[1] http://www.moon.com/files/blog-entry-images/why-we-go-to-yosemite.jpg
[2] http://home.nps.gov/applications/release/Detail.cfm?ID=869
[3] http://www.moon.com/www.moon.com/destinations/usa/california/yosemite-and-the-eastern-sierra/yosemite-national-park
[4] http://www.moon.com/www.moon.com/destinations/rockies/montana/glacier-national-park
[5] http://www.moon.com/destinations/southwest/utah/zion-and-bryce/zion-national-park
[6] http://www.moon.com/destinations/southwest/texas/big-bend-region/big-bend-national-park
[7] http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparksbystate.htm