NATIONAL PARKS:

4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.

CAMPGROUNDS AND NATIONAL PARKS FILL UP FAST.
PLEASE BE SURE TO MAKE A RESERVATION AS FAR AHEAD AS POSSIBLE.




Celebrate Independence in America’s National Parks

WASHINGTON, DC –What better way to celebrate Independence Day this year than by visiting a National Park? The National Park Service has the honor of preserving numerous areas that commemorate the birth of the United States and American Independence. The ideals and freedoms that were won during the American Revolution and guaranteed in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are celebrated throughout the National Park System.

“The Fourth of July is an American tradition and a National Park tradition,” said Dan Wenk, acting Director of the National Park Service. “It is a time to come together with family and friends and celebrate the birth of this nation. I invite everyone to celebrate Independence this year at a National Park site - many of the events and people that established and helped maintain our Independence as a nation are today commemorated in areas managed by the National Park Service. Come visit us and have a safe and happy Fourth of July.”

The National Park Service has made available, in time for the Fourth of July, a website to assist visitors as they make plans to visit national parks this Independence Day. By visiting the Celebrating Independence in America’s National Parks website at http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/inde/celebrate.htm, visitors can learn of the many special programs taking place on and around the Fourth of July at National Park Service sites throughout the nation.

To learn more about American Independence and the National Park Service and to gain a an understanding of our nation’s past, present, and future, visit the Celebrating Independence in America’s National Parks website and, more importantly, visit a National Park this Independence Day.




Fee-Free Weekends in Your National Parks

America’s Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better this summer with three fee-free weekends at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees*.

Mark your calendars for fee-free weekends this summer:

June 20-21, 2009 (Father’s Day weekend)
July 18-19, 2009
August 15-16, 2009

And to make the fun even more affordable, many national park concessioners are joining the National Park Service in welcoming visitors on this summer’s fee free weekends with the their own special offers.




National Park Reservation Service Parks List:




The National Park Service
has developed and made available a web site to help inform visitors about special events, programs and activities that have been planned for this summer as well as information about the variety of commercial services available to our visitors. Visit and find out what’s happening in your national parks this year. Visit the “National Parks: The Place to be for Family Fun” website at http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/parks2009/index.htm
to plan you visit to a National Park this summer.



Telephone Number For National Parks in United States:
1-800-436-PARK (7275)

PLEASE BE SURE TO MAKE A RESERVATION AS FAR AHEAD AS POSSIBLE.

campground reservations Yosemite National Park CA
1-800-365-CAMP (2267)

campground reservations Acadia National Park ME

Assateague Island National Seashore MD/VA

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area TN/KY

Cape Hatteras National Seashore NC

Channel Islands National Park CA

Death Valley National Park CA

Everglades National Park FL

Fort Hunt National Park VA

Glacier National Park MT

Grand Canyon National Park AZ

Great Smoky Mountains National Park TN/NC

Greenbelt Park MD

Gulf Islands National Seashore FL

Joshua Tree National Park CA

Katmai National Park AK

Mammoth Cave National Park Campground KY

Mount Rainier National Park WA

Olympic National Park WA

Rocky Mountain National Park CO

Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park CA

Shenandoah National Park VA

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore MI

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area CA

Zion National Park UT
1-800-967-CAVE (2283)

tour reservations Carlsbad Caverns National Park NM

Fort Clatsop National Memorial Park OR

Jewel Cave National Monument SD

Mammoth Cave National Park KY

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site DC

Independence Hall PA

Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites NY

Washington Monument DC
1-800-973-7327