Mount Rainier National Park Announces the First of Several Fee Free Periods in 2011

Mount Rainier National Park Announces the First of Several Fee Free Periods
in 2011

Entrance fees will be waived at Mount Rainier National Park and all other
national parks on a total of 17 days this year.  The first of these fee
free periods will be January 15 through 17 in celebration of Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day.

Other fee free periods in 2011 will be April 16 through 24 (National Park
Week), June 21 (the first day of summer), September 24 (National Public
Lands Day), and November 11-13 (Veteran's Day Weekend).  Fee free days
serve to encourage Americans to visit and appreciate their national parks.

The Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center will be open over the upcoming holiday
weekend, as well as the snowplay area at Paradise.  Guided snowshoe walks
will be conducted on all three days.  The National Park Inn and General
Store at Longmire will also be open offering food service, lodging, gifts,
and snacks.  Tire chairs are also available for sale.

Visitors are reminded that tire chains must be carried in all vehicles,
including those with four-wheel drive, when traveling in the park during
winter months and may be required at any time, depending on road
conditions.

For updated recorded information, call 360-569-2211 or visit the park’s web
page at www.nps.gov/mora