National parks are free this weekend

August 13th, 2009,
by Marla Jo Fisher, Staff Writer

In case you have a hankering to get out of town this weekend, hit Yosemite or maybe watch the thermometer crack 120 in Death Valley, it won’t cost you any admission fees this weekend.

The National Park Service is waiving its normal fees, usually $20-25, this Saturday and Sunday for all visitors. The concession companies that run the hotels and dining establishments are also running specials to tempt you in as well.

So maybe this is a good weekend to head up to Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park, or over to Joshua Tree National Park. It will be hot in Joshua Tree during the day, but beautiful at night with amazing starry skies.

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