NEWS RELEASE                                                          U.. department of the interior

national park service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information: David Malone
315-568-2991 ext. 29
e-mail: david malone

Celebrate the New Year by welcoming the Olympic Torch to Seneca Falls on Monday, December 31st. The Olympic Torch will be on display for a short period during the morning at Women’s Rights National Historical Park as it passes through the area. The park will waive all entrance and tours fees for the entire day.

Effective on January 1st, 2002, the entrance fee at Women’s Rights National Historical Park will increase to $3.00 for adults 17 years of age an older,. Free admission continues for children under the age of 17. The increase is due to new National Park Service requirement that all parks with entrance fees charge a minimum of $3.00 per adult. Tour fees remain at $1.00 for those 17 years of age and older for tours of park historic houses and free for children under 17.

National Parks Pass, Golden Age Pass, Golden Access Pass, or Women’s Rights National Historical Park Pass holders will continue to have their entrance fee waived.

The National Parks Pass ($50.00) provides free entrance to any National Park for the card owner, parents, spouse, and children. For an additional $15.00, a hologram providing free entrance to any National Forest, National Wildlife Refuge, or Bureau of Land Management area can be affixed. The card is valid for one year from month of purchase.

The Golden Age Pass ($10.00), for any US citizen or person domiciled in the United States 62 years of age or older, allows the card owner, spouse, and children free entrance to any National Park, National Forest, National Wildlife Refuge, and Bureau of Land Management area. The card is valid for life.

The Golden Access Pass is free to US citizens or persons domiciled in the United States who have a disability, providing the card owner, parents, spouse, and children free entrance to any National Park, National Forest, National Wildlife Refuge, and Bureau of Land Management Facility. The card is valid for life.

The Women’s Rights National Historical Park Pass sells for $15.00 and is valid at Women’s Rights National Historical Park only. It provides the card owner, parents, spouse, and children free entrance to Women’s Rights National Historical Park. The card is valid for one year from month of purchase.

All of the above passes are available for purchase or issue in the Visitor Center at Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY. All passes are non-transferable and apply to entrance fees only.

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