National Park Free Days 2013 | National Parks Blog. At the time of me writing this post, there are 398 parks within the national parks system. While many of the most popular national parks charge an entrance fee, there are a large number of parks within the system that are free of charge year round. For the parks that charge an entrance fee, the national parks service designates certain days throughout the year when they waive this fee and offer entrance into all of the parks at no charge.
This includes all national parks, as well as the lesser know national monuments, national seashores, national preserves and national recreation areas. The free entrance days vary from year to year. For 2013, National Parks free days have been designated on the following eleven days: January 21 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) April 22 – 26 (National Park Week) August 26 (National Park Service Birthday) September 28 (National Public Lands Day) November 9 – 11 (Veterans Day weekend) Martin Luther King Jr.
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