National Park Week begins Saturday, and that means free admission for you
 

National Park Week begins Saturday, and that means free admission for you
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National Park Week runs from April 16-24 (**te to NPS: That's more than a week), during which you can get free admission to the more than 500 parks in the system across the United States.

This is ** ordinary celebration of the public parks that dot the country's landscape: Aug. 25, 2016, marks the National Park Service's centennial.

SEE ALSO: Nature never looked so good: U.S. parks, in all their beauty


In addition to free admission, the parks will have events to encourage visitors to appreciate what nature has to offer.*

Saturday, April 16, is Junior Ranger Day, when activities will be geared toward the youngest visitors, and Friday, April 22, is Earth Day, when several parks will welcome volunteers to help clean up. Read more...


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