Thanks to Free Fun Guides for letting me know that all military families can get in free to all National Parks, Forests, Reserves, Monuments Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 in honor of Veterans Day!
The fee waiver applies to entrance fees only. The deal applies to national forests, public recreation lands managed by Interior’s National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation and Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service. Many National Parks have military significance, including these.
The National Parks Traveler blog posted this list of parks having special events on Veterans Day:
World War II Memorial, Washington, DC – 8 a.m. color guard from the
Military District of Washington, special speakers, wreath-laying, and taps.
Contact: Friends of the National World War II Memorial, (202) 747-4258.Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC – 1 p.m. annual Veterans Day
Observance at the Wall. Contact: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund at (202)
393-0090.Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania – 10:30 a.m. wreath
laying at the National Memorial Arch with the Friends of Valley Forge Park
and the Korea DMZ Veterans Association. Contact: Ann Marie Maher at (610)
783-1006 or maher@valleyforge.org.General Grant National Memorial, New York – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. living history
displays and demonstrations of the evolution of the American Army during
the 19th century. Contact: Mindi Rambo at (212) 668-2208 or
mindi_rambo@nps.gov.
November 10th, 2009 at 7:21 am
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