Above, Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Since the recession is over and funds are needed to handle the backlog of maintenance projects totaling $11 billion, the National Park Service is reducing the number of "fee-free" days.
According to the Sierra Sun Times:
December 13, 2017 - WASHINGTON – The National Park Service announced today that the public will be invited to experience all national parks, without entrance fees, on four days in 2018.
The four entrance fee-free days for 2018 will be:
- January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- April 21 – First Day of National Park Week
- September 22 – National Public Lands Day
- November 11 – Veterans Day
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