Whiskeytown, CA - "Fee Free Day on April 17th." "RECREATING Whiskeytown: An Evening with the Park Superintendent." "Whiskeytown the Beautiful: Volunteer Cleanup." These are three special events Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has announced that coincide with National Park Week 2021. Specifics of the events include the following:
* Saturday, April 17 is a Fee Free Day Whiskeytown relies on entrance pass money to complete several important projects each year, but we also realize the financial burden paying for a pass can cause. Trying to find the right balance, on Saturday, April 17th, it will be free to visit Whiskeytown and the rest of the National Park System. Other Fee Free Days for 2021 include August 4, Aug. 25, Sept. 25, and November 11 - plan ahead!
* RECREATING Whiskeytown: An Evening with the Park Superintendent Interested in learning what Whiskeytown employees have been doing to restore the park since the devastating Carr Fire of 2018? Want to learn when your favorite but still closed trail will reopen? This free Zoom program with Park Superintendent Josh Hoines is hosted by Western National Parks Association and sponsored by Friends of Whiskeytown. The program takes place at 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 22 and is limited to the first 300 guests. The "doors" of the virtual Zoom meeting open at 5:45 pm on April 22. Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/sda3rjnk. The Zoom link will also be posted on the park's Facebook page on April 22.
* Whiskeytown the Beautiful: Volunteer Cleanup Give back to your favorite national recreation area by ridding the lakeshore of litter. Pre-registration is required for this volunteer event which takes place from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on Saturday, April 24. To pre-register, email scott_einberger@nps.gov.
For questions about upcoming programs at Whiskeytown, email scott_einberger@nps.gov.
To learn more about Whiskeytown's post-Carr Fire reopening and restoration efforts: https://tinyurl.com/f89dnhex.
To learn more about National Park Week: https://tinyurl.com/93w3zscn.
www.nps.gov/whis
About Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Whiskeytown is one of over 420 parks within the National Park System. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area was established in 1965 to protect Whiskeytown Lake and surrounding habitat and to provide outdoor recreation opportunities for the people of the United States. The park protects a diversity of plants and animals and preserves cultural history of the Wintu People and California Gold Rush. Whiskeytown is visited by almost one million people each year. For more information, visit the park website or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
