Planning a national parks trip in 2023? Going on these days could save you some money
Every year the National Park Service announces free entrance days into national parks across the United States.
In 2023, visitors will get five free days to visit national parks.
“The entrance fee-free days encourage people to discover the beauty, history and inspiration awaiting them in more than 400 national parks throughout the country,” National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said in a Dec. 8 news release.
The free days include:
Jan. 16 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
April 22 — First Day of National Park Week
Aug. 4 — Great American Outdoors Day
Sept. 23 — National Public Lands Day
Nov. 11 — Veterans Day
There are 423 National Park Service sites in the U.S., and about 100 of them have entrance fees, which range from $5 to $35.
About 80% to 100% of the fees is spent on the national park, officials said.
“The funds are used to enhance the visitor experience by providing programs and services, habitat restoration and infrastructure maintenance and repair,” park officials said in the release.
This story was originally published December 12, 2022 at 2:50 PM with the headline "Planning a national parks trip in 2023? Going on these days could save you some money."
