• Sierra del Carmen

    Big Bend

    National Park Texas

Fee Free Weekend

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Date: November 4, 2011
Contact: David Elkowitz, 432-477-1108

Big Bend National Park and Fort Davis National Historic Site will observe Veterans Day with a fee free weekend starting Friday, November 11th through Sunday, November 13th.  The normal park entrance fee will be waived for these days.

All National Park Service sites will waive entrance fees for all visitors on November 11-13 to honor U.S. military veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

For more information: at Big Bend NP contact Jim Hines at 432-477-1121 or e-mail us ; and at Fort Davis NHS contact John Heiner 432-426-3224 ext. 223 or e-mail us. For questions about other national park sites, contact the individual park at www.nps.gov

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