Visit Arizona National Parks During Fee-Free Weekend 2011

It was two years ago that I first wrote about Fee-Free Days from the National Park Service. Now, the NPS is gearing up for another Fee-Free event on November 11th - 13th, 2011!

This year's final event will offer free admission to ALL US National Parks and Monuments during Veteran's Day weekend. The following list of parks and monuments in Arizona will not charge any admission during the aforementioned dates:

• Canyon de Chelly National Monument
• Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
• Chiricahua National Monument
• Coronado National Memorial
• Fort Bowie National Historic Site
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Hohokam Pima National Monument
• Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
• Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
• Lake Mead National Recreation Area
• Montezuma Castle National Monument
• Navajo National Monument
• Old Spanish National Historic Trail
• Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
• Parashant National Monument
• Petrified Forest National Park
• Pipe Spring National Monument
• Saguaro National Park
• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
• Tonto National Monument
• Tumacácori National Historic Park
• Tuzigoot National Monument
• Walnut Canyon National Monument
• Wupatki National Monument
• Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area

If you haven't already made plans, I would encourage you to get out there and see what Arizona has to offer! These National Parks and Monuments are some of our state's greatest historic and natural treasures and should be preserved and enjoyed by all.