Entries filed under 'entrance fees'

Freebie Alert: Entrance Fees Waived on Monday at National Parks and Other Federal Public Lands

Free is good, and free is what you’ll find on Monday, Martin Luther King Day, at any national park, monument, BLM site or wildlife refuge entry gate where an entrance fee is usually charged. The same goes for day-use fees on U.S. Forest Service land such as parking areas. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 17, 2013 8:00 AM & Tagged Martin Luther King Day, entrance fees, fees and national parks | permalink | Comments



Freebie Alert: Entrance, Day-Use Fees Waived on Federal Rec Lands for Veterans Day Weekend

Federal recreation lands—national parks, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sites, national forests and national wildlife refuges—will all waive entrance fees and standard amenity fees such as trailhead parking passes during the upcoming Veterans Day weekend, Nov. 10-12. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on November 5, 2012 11:30 AM & Tagged entrance fees and national parks | permalink | Comments



Freebie Alert: National Parks and Forests Waive Entrance Fees for Get Outdoors Day

Saturday (June 9) has been declared Get Outdoors Day, and to give people an incentive to do just that, entrance fees and day-use fees will be waived on federal public lands managed by the Department of the Interior. Here are places where an outdoor person can save a few bucks this Saturday: • National parks, from Yosemite to Yellowstone: No entrance fees. • U.S. Forest Service: No standard amenity fees (such as those charged for parking at trailheads). • Bureau of Land Management recreation ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on June 11, 2012 7:44 PM & Tagged Get Outdoors Day, entrance fees, fees and national parks | permalink | Comments



Freebie Alert: No Entrance Fees on Federal Lands This Weekend

Need a last-minute getaway this weekend? Think about a national park—or any federally managed public land. No entrance fees will be charged at any of them Saturday through Monday (Jan. 14-16), which is Martin Luther King Day. All other fees (campground fees, tour fees and other concession fees) remain in effect. In this mostly snow-free winter, here are the forecasts, subject to change, for Saturday based on projections from Weather.com or NOAA for 10 randomly selected national parks: Park     ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 12, 2012 4:06 PM & Tagged entrance fees, fee-free weekend and national parks | permalink | Comments



Freebie Alert

Need a last-minute getaway this weekend? Think about a national park—or any federally managed public land. No entrance fees will be charged at any of them Saturday through Monday (Jan. 14-16), which is Martin Luther King Day. All other fees (campground fees, tour fees and other concession fees) remain in effect. In this mostly snow-free winter, here is the forecast for Saturday (based on projections from Weather.com or NOAA) for 10 random national parks: Park Forecast Acadia  27&mdegree;F, snow ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 12, 2012 3:19 AM & Tagged entrance fees, federal lands, free and national parks | permalink | Comments