To celebrate its centennial year, the National Park Service is offering an extended schedule of fee-free days – 16 in total – including nine straight days of free access to America’s parks and monuments during National Park Week, starting Saturday.
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“Junior Ranger Day is one of our favorite annual events”, said Olympic National Park Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum.
One of the best perks, by far, is that every park is free for the whole week – so now is the time to visit one of the pricier parks on your bucket list as you won’t have to pay. The others are free all of the time. Free admission will be offered at Rocky Mountain National Park, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes and Black Canyon of the Gunnison. In 2014, he had to select a national park for the reverse side of the Virginia state quarter, and he ended up selecting Shenandoah National Park. Children can complete the Olympic National Park Junior Ranger activity booklet, attend a ranger program and explore park nature trails to earn a Junior Ranger badge and certificate.
On April 23, Homestead will host an InstaMeet photo scavenger hunt with other park users across the country from 1-3 p.m. For the centennial year, the national parks are rewarding outstanding volunteers with Centennial Volunteer Challenge Coins.
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Luray, VA -The National Park Service announced $15 million in support of 69 projects in 63 parks, including $58,112 at Shenandoah National Park to rehabilitate the historic stone observation platform at the top of Hawksbill Mountain. The National Parks Service website provides a guide to those who would like to host their own ParkRX event.
