Free entry to all US National Parks Nov 11

[pRICE cUBE]

https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm

ome experience the national parks! On five days in 2023, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. Mark your calendar for these entrance fee–free dates in 2023:

January 16: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 22: First day of National Park Week
August 4: Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
September 23: National Public Lands Day
November 11: Veterans Day
National parks are America’s best idea, and there are more than 400 parks available to everyone, every day. The fee-free days provide a great opportunity to visit a new place or an old favorite, especially one of the national parks that normally charge an entrance fee. The others are free all the time. The entrance fee waiver for fee-free days does not cover amenity or user fees for activities such as camping, boat launches, transportation, or special tours.

The annual $80 America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass allows unlimited entrance to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including all national parks that normally charge an entrance fee. There are also free or discounted passes available for senior citizens, current members of the military, families of fourth-grade students, and disabled citizens. Learn more about the variety of passes offered by the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass series.

[$tevie]

Great post.

And for some NPS fun, go "Like" National Park Service LEGO Vignettes on Facebook.
:-)
https://www.facebook.com/NPSCentennialLEGO

[Buzz]

Several years ago (pre-pandemic) when/where our nephew* became an A-10 Crew Chief at Davis-Monthan AFB, a good sized chunk of the family went to Tucson to celebrate w/ him. While we were there, we took a family group caravan to Saguaro National Park, on what turned out to be Cesar Chavez Day (end of March) weekend. In AZ, they took it seriously enough to add that to the freebie list, but since we were a day off from the actual "holiday", some of the family was gonna get stuck paying. I had/have a lifetime good for one car, then I noticed they had a sign for a year's free pass for active military going on the whole weekend at the time, so I grabbed the nephew and got him signed up for his freebie that was then good for another car. We then consolidated 4 cars into 2 for the park excursion.

So, in addition to pRON's PSA, check out your desired Nat'l Parks for add'l freebie holidays that they may make available...... though I'm guessing most of the MRF crowd qualifies for the geezer card, or is likely to go to the park(s) w/ someone who does.



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*of course this is the very same nephew whose last August wedding turned into a super-spreader Covid event.......

[Michael]

If you're 62 yo or older you might consider a lifetime Senior Pass for $80. As Buzz suggested, cramming everybody into one car makes everybody free with the pass. My wife and I each have one so we don't have to cram people typically. Usually we'll just have each of us in 1 car when we have a group.

You can get one at one of almost 1200 Federal sites https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/pickup...ations.htm or order one online: https://store.usgs.gov/lifetime-senior-pass

[richorlin]

We were lucky to nab lifetime senior passes when they were still $10. The greatest bargain ever….

[NewtonMP2100]

…..what about…..Randall Park……,????

[$tevie]

richorlin wrote:
We were lucky to nab lifetime senior passes when they were still $10. The greatest bargain ever….

Same here!