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Contact: Public Information Officer, 828-693-4178
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and the National Park Service will offer visitors an opportunity to visit all national parks fee-free and tour the Sandburg Home for free in 2020. On each of the following significant days of celebration or commemoration, all national parks will waive entrance fees, including house tour fees at the Sandburg Home.
- Monday, January 20 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Saturday, April 18 – First Day of National Park Week/National Junior Ranger Day
- Tuesday, August 25 – National Park Service Birthday
- Saturday, September 26 – National Public Lands Day
- Wednesday, November 11 – Veterans Day
In addition to the national fee-free days, tours of the Sandburg Home are also free on the following days in 2020.
- Monday, January 6 - Carl Sandburg's Birthday
- Saturday, April 11 - First Saturday of local school spring break
- Saturday, June 13 - Sandburgs' wedding anniversary
- Saturday, October 17 - Park Anniversary
- Saturday, December 26 – Christmas Weekend
Veterans Day on Monday, November 11, 2019, is the last national fee-free day this year, and includes free tours of the Sandburg Home. Saturday, December 28, is the last free Sandburg Home tour day in 2019.
“Across the country, more than 400 national parks preserve significant natural and cultural areas, each one an important piece of our national identity,” said National Park Service Deputy Director David Vela. “Free entrance days serve as additional motivation for people to get outside and enjoy these places of inspiration and recreation.”
The Sandburg Home is located in Western North Carolina on 264 acres of farm and forest. Visitors may tour the Sandburg Home to learn about Carl Sandburg’s career as a poet, journalist, folk singer, historian, social activist, and three time Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. The park also features five miles of hiking trails, the descendants of Mrs. Sandburg’s dairy goat herd and a beautiful mountain landscape.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park Service. The park is located three miles south of Hendersonville off U.S. 225 on Little River Road, and is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Weekdays are less busy than weekends. For parking options, please visit www.nps.gov/carl/planyourvisit/parking.htm. For further information please telephone 828-693-4178, or visit our website at:
www.nps.gov/carl
About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 417 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at www.nps.gov.
Last updated: November 8, 2019