For Immediate Release
Kathleen Gonder (435) 834-4741
Free Entry to Bryce Canyon National Park – January 18th
BRYCE, UT – Bryce Canyon National Park is joining all National Park Service (NPS) sites across the nation in waiving admission fees on Monday, January 18, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr., federal holiday. No matter how you choose to enter the park – by car, RV, ski, or snowshoe – the entrance fee to the park will be waived next Monday for all recreational visits.
The NPS is waiving entrance fees for a total of fifteen days in 2016 as a way to encourage people to get outdoors and enjoy the remarkable landscapes and historical and cultural sites national parks have to offer as well as celebrate the 100th Birthday of the National Park Service. Additional information can also be obtained by visiting the park’s website at www.nps.gov/brca or by calling the park’s main information line at (435)834-5322.
Fee free dates for 2016 are:
• April 16 – 24th for National Park Week
• August 25 – 28th for the National Park Service’s 100th Birthday
• September 24th for National Public Lands Day
• November 11th in honor of Veterans Day
Sunrise Point, photo by Brian Roanhorse – NPS
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