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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: 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: Entrance Fees Will Be Waived April 21-29 for National Park Week

See a park, save some bucks: A 9-day span called National Park Week runs April 21-29, and during that time no entrance fees will be charged at national parks. Not included in this fee-free offer: sites administered by the Bureau of Land Management or U.S Fish and Wildlife Service that charge entrance fees; National Forest Service areas that charge a standard amenity fee (trailhead parking lots, for example); state parks.  Just so you know, at national parks the deal applies only to entrance ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on April 17, 2012 2:44 PM & Tagged fees and national parks | permalink | Comments



In the Works: Fewer National Forest Trailheads Will Require Fees

By next year or even sooner, you may get to park fee-free at some of your favorite trailheads on national forest land in Western states. Changes are coming to the U.S. Forest Service's recreation fee program, though not until later this year or maybe 2013, USFS officials say, after public-comment periods. The most noteworthy change on the horizon: Vehicles parked at national forest trailheads that lack certain visitor amenities (restrooms, for example) will no longer be required to pay a fee or ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on March 5, 2012 6:02 PM & Tagged Forest Service, USFS, fees, parking and recreation fees | permalink | Comments



Freebie Alert: No Entrance Fees at National Parks Aug. 14-15

Save a dime, see a park: National parks that ordinarily charge an entrance fee will open their gates for free Aug. 14-15. The no-fee weekend includes Grand Canyon, Yosemite and other major destinations as well as lesser-known venues such as Theodore Roosevelt's birthplace in New York.   While entrance fees are waived, other fees remain in place, including campground fees, reservation fees, tours and fee-based services offered by concessionaires. More than 100 parks that regularly charge ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on July 1, 2010 11:23 PM & Tagged fees and national parks | permalink | Comments