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| photo by Liz Stuckey |
FREE ENTRANCE DAYS in our National Parks
America's Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better with several fee-free days at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees.*
I recently spent a week in Yosemite National Park and will return in early spring to experience their beautiful waterfalls at their peak volume.
Yosemite Valley has the fifth highest waterfall in the world, Yosemite Falls, with a total drop of 2,245 feet. Yosemite valley also has the tallest single fall in North America, Ribbon Fall, which flows 1,612 feet off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan.
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Yosemite Falls is visible from numerous places around Yosemite Valley, especially around Yosemite Village and Yosemite Lodge. A one-mile loop trail leads to the base of Lower Yosemite Fall.
Mark your calendar for these fee-free days in 2011:
- January 15-17
(Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday weekend) - April 16-24
(National Park Week) - June 21
(First day of summer) - September 24
(Public Lands Day) - November 11-13
(Veterans Day weekend)
Making the fun even more affordable, many national park concessioners are joining the National Park Service in welcoming visitors with their ownspecial offers.
Here’s a tip – many of your 394 national parks NEVER charge an entrance fee. So start Planning Your Visit!
*Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.
Click HERE for more information on the NPS website.
Click HERE for more information on the NPS website.
