NPS Celebrates Birthday by Waiving Admission to Parks

Superintendent Dave Uberuaga and Children at Grand Canyon | Photo by Mike Buchheit

Grand Canyon National Park will be joining its four hundred sister parks across the country on August 25th in waiving park admission fees in honor of the 97th anniversary of the National Park Service. Founder’s Day at Grand Canyon will include discounts, special offers, and information made available by Grand Canyon Association and Xanterra, two park partners that help the NPS provide for Grand Canyon National Park and its 4.5 million visitors annually.

Make a beeline to the main Visitor Center to glean more information about how to mark the occasion and to celebrate the beginning of what famed author Wallace Stegner called “the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, [national parks] reflect us at our best rather than our worst.”

Follow this link for more information.

About Mike Buchheit

Mike Buchheit was the director of the Grand Canyon Conservancy Field Institute for over 25 years, a professional landscape photographer and instructor, a freelance travel writer, and a popular lecturer on a wide variety of Grand Canyon-related topics. As a long-time resident, 3,000-mile hiker, and frequent river runner, the Iowa native has gained an intimate knowledge of the park that he called home.

As a long-time resident, 3,000-mile hiker, and frequent river runner, the Iowa native has gained an intimate knowledge of the park that he calls home. You can see some of his beautiful work on his Grand Canyon Prints website.