Wednesday, June 03, 2009

National Parks give 3 free weekends and Saratoga Spa State Park is jacking up the Victoria Pool fee to $8.

Fee-Free Weekends in Your National Parks



America’s Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better this summer with three fee-free weekends at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees*.

Mark your calendars for fee-free weekends this summer:

June 20-21, 2009 (Father’s Day weekend)
July 18-19, 2009
August 15-16, 2009
And to make the fun even more affordable, many national park concessioners are joining the National Park Service in welcoming visitors on this summer’s fee free weekends with the their own special offers.

Here’s a tip – many national parks never charge an entrance fee, so you can plan inexpensive visits year round!

For a list of family fun activities this summer, visit National Parks: The Place to Be for Family Fun.



*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.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Just to clarify: You want the State to waste money by (i) not charging entrance fees AND (ii) opening the Victoria Pool early, although it will most likely not turn a profit, and cause the State to spend more. You have to be careful, Louise; you cannot have it both ways. If you want the State to do whatever it is that you believe you are entitled to, you have to allow them to earn the money to placate you with. :)