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Iceaxe
08-06-2010, 11:52 AM
Fee Free Weekend at Zion National Park in August
Date: August 2, 2010

Entrance fees to Zion National Park will be waived on Saturday and Sunday, August 14 and 15. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced free admission to all National Park Service sites on this weekend. The free weekend provides encouragement for all Americans to visit their National Parks.

"This fee-free weekend provides an opportunity for individuals and families alike to take an affordable vacation or to explore a nearby park they have never visited before," Salazar said. "I encourage everyone to take advantage of the free admission to visit not only our greatest natural wonders but also our nation's historic and cultural icons."

Visitors are reminded that the fee waiver applies to entrance fees only and does not include special use fees such as camping and backcountry permits. All Zion National Park facilities will be open and the free shuttle system will be operating to transport visitors to the points of interest and trailheads in Zion Canyon.

Additional fee free days are scheduled for September 25, and November 11. These fee free days are intended to encourage Americans to get outdoors and experience their public lands.

Jaxx
08-06-2010, 12:25 PM
note to self: don't go to the "zoo" known as national parks on the 14th and 15th.

ststephen
08-06-2010, 02:10 PM
Ack! I'll be in Yosemite that weekend! Well, maybe it's not too bad, I just come out from backpacking on Sunday and drive home. Hopefully we make it out before the hordes decide to return home too. Wish me luck!

jman
08-06-2010, 03:20 PM
Too bad this doesn't apply to Havasupai - the exact time I'm going. Angry.

Well don't expect to find any camping either in Zion, and mosquito cove will be tent and RV metropolis...