Community Corner

National Park Service Announces 2012 Free Entrance Days

Mark your calendars for the 2012 free days in some national parks.

Mark your calendar for these fee-free dates in 2012:

  • Jan. 14-16: Martin Luther King Jr. weekend
  • April 21-29: National Park Week
  • June 9: Get Outdoors Day
  • Sept. 29: National Public Lands Day
  • Nov. 10-12: Veterans Day weekend

As a reminder, in Virginia, these are the parks that normally charge an entrance fee: 

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Assateague Island National Seashore
Colonial National Historical Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway's Great Falls Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park
Shenandoah National Park

Find out what's happening in Woodbridgewith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here