FREE Entrance to 133 National Parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 19th!

If you happen to have Monday, January 19th off and are looking for something fun to do with you family, you might consider heading out to one of the National Parks. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 133 National Parks are offering free admission!

Here are some options for our local Colorado readers:

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Colorado National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Hovenweep National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park

If you aren’t able to take advantage this time around, here are all the other times during 2015 that might work better for your schedule:

• January 19
  Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• February 14-16
  Presidents Day weekend
  
• April 18-19
  opening weekend of National Park Week
  
• August 25
  National Park Service Birthday
  
• September 26
  National Public Lands Day
• November 11
  Veterans Day
  

You can check out all sorts of additional details on the U.S. National Park website where you will be able to locate all of the parks that are participating as well as important information to make the most of your visit.