Free Weekend Admission to National Parks in California! 2009

 On August 15 & 16, 2009 you can gain free admission into the national parks in California listed below. Or you can visit national parks throughout the United States for from visits for two days only, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 & 16, 2009.

Cabrillo National Monument - San Diego, CA
Cabrillo National Monument at Point Loma's popular mountain top vista includes a Statue at on overlook Plaza. Cabrillo climbed onto the Southwestern-most tip of the US lands onto shore in 1542. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was the first European to set foot on what is now the West Coast of the US.

Death Valley National Park - Death Valley, CA
Would you like to see the hottest place in the U.S.? How bout the lowest point in the U.S.? And what about the driest spot in the nation? Death Valley is it! Cotton-top barrel cactus at Hell's Gate amazingly manage to survive the hottest, driest, lowest spot complete with sand dunes, snow-capped mountains, and 3 million wilderness acres!

John Muir National Historic Site - Martinez, CA
John Muir was many things, inventor, immigrant, botanist, glaciologist, writer, co-founder of the Sierra Club, fruit rancher. But it was John Muir's love of nature, and the preservation of it, that we can thank him for today. Muir convinced President Teddy Roosevelt to protect Yosemite (including Yosemite Valley), Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Grand Canyon and MT. Rainier as National Parks.

Joshua Tree National Park -

Between I-10 and Hwy 62 in Twentynine Palms, CAA
Home to unique (Joshua) tree only found in the arid Southern California climate.

Kings Canyon National Park

In the southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare and Fresno counties, CA
Kings Canyon National Park. Elevation ranges from 1300 to 14,494 feet.

Lassen Volcanic National Park - Mineral, CA
Crags Lake offers a glimpse into a brief moment in the ancient battle between the earth shaping forces of creation and destruction. Nestled within Lassen's peaceful mountain forests you will find that hissing fumaroles and boiling mud pots still shape and change the land.

Lava Beds National Monument - Tulelake, CA
Blue Grotto cave, Lava Beds National Monument Lava Beds National Monument formed over the last half-million years through volcanic eruptions. More than 700 caves, Native American rock art sites, historic battlefields and campsites, and a high desert wilderness experience await you!

Muir Woods National Monument - Mill Valley, CA
Muir Woods is the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world, said conservationist John Muir when describing the majestic coast redwoods of Muir Woods.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park - San Francisco, CA
Sailors aloft furling a sail on a square rigged ship. Stand on the stern, face west to feel the fresh wind blowing in from the Pacific Ocean. Located in the Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood.

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks     Western Holiday Lodge Three Rivers

In the southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare and Fresno counties, CA
Kings Canyon National Park testifies to nature's size, beauty, and diversity - immense mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, and the world's largest trees!

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area - Whiskeytown, CA
Whiskeytown Lake offers lake activities for guests. Stay in nearby Redding in air-conditioned comfort.

Yosemite National Park - the Sierra Nevada, CA    Days Inn Oakhurst Yosemite
Yosemite National Park is one of the first wilderness parks in the United States known for its waterfalls, valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, and countless photo opportunities.