National parks waiving admission fees for weekend in observance of Presidents' Day
The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 5 months AGO
BILLINGS (AP) — Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier National Parks are waiving admission for visitors from Feb. 14 to 16 in observance of Presidents’ Day.
The fee waiver applies to people entering the parks in by car, RV, bus, snowmobile or other means.
The parks will offer five other free days in 2015: April 18 and 19 for the opening of National Park Week, Aug. 25 for the National Park Service’s 99th anniversary, Sept. 26 for National Public Lands Day and Nov. 11 for Veterans Day.
Grand Teton is in Wyoming and Yellowstone includes portions of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Glacier is in northwest Montana.
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