Roosevelt, AZ - Tonto National Monument will waive its entrance fee on five days in 2019.
The five entrance fee-free days for 2019 will be:
* Monday, January 21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
* Saturday, April 20 - Start of National Park Week/National Junior Ranger Day
* Sunday, August 25 - National Park Service Anniversary
* Saturday, September 28 - National Public Lands Day
* Monday, November 11 - Veterans Day
“The entrance fee-free days hosted by the National Park Service are special opportunities to invite visitors, volunteers and veterans to celebrate some important moments for our parks and opportunities for service in those parks," said National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel Smith.
In 2019, Tonto National Monument will normally charge $10.00 per person and accept America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands passes. The Monument’s non-profit partner, the Western National Parks Association, will also be offering a 15% discount on merchandise in the Park Store on these days.
Tonto National Monument is one of 115 national parks that has an entrance fee. The other 303 national parks do not charge an entrance fee. The National Park System includes more than 85 million acres and is comprised of 418 sites, including national parks, national historical parks, national monuments, national recreation areas, national battlefields, and national seashores.
Last year, 331 million people visited national parks spending $18.2 billion which supported 306,000 jobs across the country and had a $35.8 billion impact on the U.S. economy.
The annual $80 America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass allows unlimited entrance to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including all national parks. There are also free or discounted passes available for senior citizens, current members of the military, families of fourth grade students, and disabled citizens.
For more information contact:
(928)467-2241 and e-mail us or visit:
https://www.nps.gov/tont
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
