What are the best state parks to visit in Utah? Here you'll find information on the top five parks for fishing, for riding off-highway vehicles, and for exploring history. You can also see the most scenic parks and the parks with the most unusual geological features. Do you agree with our choices? Share your own top picks with our readers.
The 147 National Park Service sites across the country that charge fees for entry will waive these entrance fees during the weekends of June 20-21, July 18-19, and August 15-16, 2009, Salazar said. Meanwhile, many park partners including tour operators, hotels, restaurants, gift shops, and other vendors will offer additional discounts and special promotions on those dates. More information on the fees and discounts can be found at http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.
Meandering west towards Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea, the Alagnak River traverses the Alaska Peninsula, providing a great opportunity to experience the unique wilderness, wildlife, and cultural heritage of southwest Alaska.
United States citizens, ages 62 or over, can purchase a $10 lifetime Senior Pass that provides free entrance at federally operated recreation sites across the country. The Senior Pass replaces the Golden Age Passport, though there is no need to obtain a replacement pass unless you want to. The Senior Passes can be obtained with proper documentation at federal recreation sites that charge an entrance or standard amenity fee.
Washington state's 150-mile-long Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway was formed by ancient Ice Age floods that left behind a series of dry canyons or "coulees". In addition to serving as an excellent area for birding, nearby areas of interest include Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, the Grand Coulee Dam, the Colville Tribal Museum, Dry Falls (the remains of a waterfall once ten times the size of Niagara Falls), and Columbia National Wildlife Refuge.
On this day in 1956, Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia was established as a unit of the National Park Service. It commemorates and interprets many of the people, places, and events associated with American independence. The cornerstone of the park is Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted and where the Constitution of the United States was debated, drafted and signed.
