(Photo from Shenandoah NP)

For three weekends this summer, the National Park Service has announced that it will waive entrance fees at over 100 National Parks that usually charge admission.

June 20-21, 2009 (Father’s Day weekend)
July 18-19, 2009
August 15-16, 2009

The fee-free Virginia parks:

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Memorial
Assateague Island National Seashore
Colonial National Historical Park (Includes Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield)
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway’s Great Falls Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park
Shenandoah National Park

Staying overnight at Shenandoah? When you book the first night (Saturday) at regular rate, you can get the second night (Sunday) at 50% off using promotional code/request NPSDAYS. (Special Offers)