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Reader Participation Day: Is April A Good Time To Mark National Park Week?

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April 13, 2011

As this photo taken in Glacier National Park in May 2010 clearly shows, little of the park is open in time for National Park Week, which falls in mid-April. NPS photo.

Is April really the best month to celebrate National Park Week? After all, some northern tier parks such as Glacier, Yellowstone, and North Cascades have limited access in mid-April, and many kids are in school and can't get away to the parks.

True, it's a good time to visit places such as Everglades, Death Valley, and Canyonlands national parks. But would more people benefit -- and actually get out into the parks -- if National Park Week fell during the summer, when most schools are out and the weather is better for more units of the National Park System?

If you were in charge, when would you schedule National Park Week?

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Submitted by Cornell on April 16, 2011 - 1:21am.

The real problem is not National Park Week (NPW) is celebrated in April; rather, that it is celebrated throughout the national park system during the same week. Just as it can be too cold to enjoy some units of the national park system, it can be to hot to enjoy the more southern units in June. Instead of just one NPW for all of the units, NPW should be celebrated at different weeks with the determining factor being when it can be enjoyed best.


Submitted by admin on December 15, 2011 - 6:16am.

To celebrate National Park Week, which runs from April 16 to 24, we will be highlighting several of those parks, as well as a few of their cousins in other countries. For its part, the National Park Service will mark the same event by waiving admission fees, so now’s the time to visit.


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