September 24 marks another free entry day to all National Park Service sites that usually charge an entrance fee.
So what’s free?
![Sunset at Arches National Park, Utah. Normally $30 per vehicle, the park has free entry on Saturday.](https://i0.wp.com/shacklemedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/get-free-entry-to-all-us-national-park-sites-today.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
Sunset at Arches National Park, Utah. Normally $30 per vehicle, the park has free entry on Saturday.
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All entrance fees. That includes not only those marquee national parks such as Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone and Yosemite, but all other types of sites the NPS manages:
One catch: “The entrance fee waiver for fee-free days does not cover amenity or user fees for activities such as camping, boat launches, transportation or special tours,” the NPS says.
Planning pays off
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If you don’t like crowds, consider sites with fewer visitors, such as Congaree National Park in South Carolina.
If you’re not much of a planner, it might be a good idea to develop the habit — particularly if you want to see a popular NPS site on a free day.
Missed out on this free day? There’s one more left in 2022: Friday, November 11 (Veterans Day).
Top image: Badlands National Park in South Dakota. (Bernard Friel/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Source: www.cnn.com