Veterans Day 2009 Activities and Celebrations - Free Day of National Parks and Forests

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Celebrate Veterans Day with a Free Day of National Parks and Forests

Free Day at National Parks, Forests on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2009


In honor of Veterans Day, tomorrow, November 11, 2009. The national parks and forests are waiving entrance fees, including to some of our California favorite parks  like Yosemite National Park, in honor of our Veterans, servicemen and servicewomen. According to the press release:

    “Visitors to public recreation lands managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation are invited to take a day to honor and reflect on what our service men and women have done to maintain our freedom and keep peace around the world … “

What: Free day at National Parks, Forests. (Camping, permits and other fees will still apply.)

WHEN: Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

WHERE: Check the locations to verify participation. Click the links below for more, but here are a few possibilities we found listed for our area.

National Parks Service:

Alcatraz Island – San Francisco, CA
Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site – Danville, CA
Fort Point National Historic Site – Presidio of San Francisco, CA
Golden Gate National Recreation Area – San Francisco, CA
John Muir National Historic Site – Martinez, CA
Muir Woods National Monument – Mill Valley, CA
Point Reyes National Seashore – Point Reyes, CA
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial – Concord Naval Weapons Station, CA
Presidio of San Francisco – San Francisco, CA
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park – Richmond , CA
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park – San Francisco, CA

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service:

Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge
Willow Creek-Lurline Wildlife Management Area

Bureau of Land Management - California:

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Cedar Roughs Wilderness Area, Napa

 

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