U.S. parks free on Veterans Day

Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans, and that means free admission to all national parks and other federal public lands. In Florida, those parks are: Canaveral National Seashore (one of the most beautiful beaches in Florida). Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, in St. Augustine. Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles west of Key West. Gulf Islands National Seashore, [...]

Free admission to National Parks

Saturday, Sept. 26, is National Public Lands Day, and that means free admission to all national parks. Technically, it’s a day of service designed to improve the parks. In 2008, 120,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, cleared trails of trash and invasive plants and planted trees. Even if you don’t want to participate in the [...]