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



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.
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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.
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