Free admission to national parks

Posted on | September 24, 2009 | Comments Off

Everglades National Park. Photo by the National Park Service.

Saturday, Sept. 26, is National Public Lands Day, and that means free admission to all national parks, including Everglades National Park and Dry Tortugas National Park, off Key West.

 Technically, it’s a day of service designed to improve the parks. In 2008, 120,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, cleared trails of trash and invasive plants and planted trees. Even if you don’t want to participate in the cleanup, admission is free at all 391 national parks.

Biscayne National Park in Miami is always free.

On Sept. 26, you can also get in free at other national parks in Florida that charge admission. Some Florida national parks are always free.

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