News Release

Celebrate the National Park Service’s 103rd Birthday with Storytime and Fee Free Admission

Date: August 9, 2019
Contact: Krysitna Isaac, 928-567-3322 x 228

All National Parks across the country will be fee free on Sunday, August 25, 2019 in honor of Founder’s Day. Montezuma Castle will be celebrating Founder’s Day with a children’s themed storytime featuring local authors from 9:00am-12:00pm. Rita Goldner (Agent H20 Rides the Water Cycle), Kathy Peach (The Tiniest Tumbleweed), and Rita Reger (A Duck in the Desert) will read their books and provide a craft activity.

These events are sponsored by Western National Parks Association, a nonprofit education partner of the National Park Service. Visitors’ tax-free purchases in WNPA bookstores help WNPA provide direct support to 71 NPS units across the American West. More information can be found at www.wnpa.org.

Montezuma Castle is located at 2800 Montezuma Castle Hwy, Camp Verde, AZ 86322. For additional information, call 928-567-3322, extension zero, visit www.nps.gov/moca.

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Our staff will make every effort to ensure that children and adults of all abilities are fully included in all of our recreation programs, facilities, and parks. For questions about accessible amenities or to let us know how we may best meet your needs in any of our programs, please call Krystina Isaac, Lead Interpreter at [phone]x228.

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