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Padre Island National Seashore Several years ago, we wrote a book titled National Parks with Kids. A few years later, we followed that title with Best of National Parks with Kids, a more selective look at the best family-friendly parks. And the parks...

If you ask me about the best way to explore the United States, I won’t hesitate to say a road trip. Road tripping is by far the best way to experience everything that America has to offer. But, with the U.S. being such a huge country, deciding *where...

FREE ADMISSION TO NATIONAL PARKS 8/25–8/28 Our National Parks Service doesn’t celebrate its birthday like most people. In honor of turning 100 years old in 2016, the National Parks Service is throwing itself a 16-day birthday bash spread across the...

In celebration of their 100th anniversary, the National Parks Service will offer free admission on 16 days during 2016 at 127 parks that normally charge entrance fees. The remaining 409 parks are free every day of the year. The free days include waiver...

The National Park Service will be celebrating its 99th birthday today. There won’t be cake, but there will be free entry to any of the 408 national parks across the country. While most of these parks are usually free every day of the year, over 100...