National Park Free Days 2011

“Jobless recovery” still wracking your wallet? That’s still no excuse not to hit up a national park. Just in time to help your broke self, the National Park service announced its free admission days for 2011. The remaining fee-free days are (drumroll, please):

• April 16-24
  
  (National Park Week)
• June 21
  
  (First day of summer)
• September 24
  
  (Public Lands Day)
• November 11-13
  
  (Veterans Day weekend)

Park officials note that local concessionaires may offer companion deals for food, drink, and that buffalo-stamped towel you’ve always pined for.

Get planning, destitute hikers! And since you’re already at BACKPACKER.com, you can get a head start by selecting a park from the drop down list at the top of this page.

—Ted Alvarez

Free Entrance Days (nps.gov)