Get out your 2013 calendar and mark these days when America’s great outdoor treasures are free to visitors:
| Date | Event | Agency Participating |
| January 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | National Park Service Fish & Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management US Forest Service |
| April 22 – 26 | National Park Week | National Park Service |
| June 8 | Great Outdoors Day | US Forest Service |
| August 25 | National Park Service Birthday | National Park Service |
| September 28 | National Public Lands Day | National Park Service Fish & Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation US Forest Service |
| October 13 | National Wildlife Refuge Day | Fish & Wildlife Service |
| November 9 – 11 | Veterans Day weekend | National Park Service Fish & Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation US Forest Service |
The fee waiver does not cover expanded amenity or user fees for things such as camping, boat launches, transportation, or special tours.
Other National Parks in Florida with entrance fees that will be waived:
- Canaveral National Seashore, Titusville and New Smyrna Beach
- Castillo De San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine
- Everglades National Park, Miami and Homestead
- Dry Tortugas National Park, Key West
- Gulf Islands National Seashore, Gulf Springs
- Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
- Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
There are never any entrance fees to these parks:
- Big Cypress National Park
- Biscayne National Park
- De Soto National Monument, Bradenton
- Fort Matanzas National Monument, St. Augustine
- Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Jacksonville
Related articles on Florida Rambler:
- Everglades National Park visitor guide
- Castillo San Marcos, historic St. Augustine fort
- Fort Matanzas National Monument, St. Augustine
- Apollo Beach, Canaveral National Seashore
- Castle Windy Trail at Canaveral National Seashore
- Shark Valley: Best bike trail in South Florida
- Tips on visiting Everglades National Park
- Everglades canoe trail: Nine Mile Pond
- Stops along scenic Tamiami Trail, including Everglades National park
- Nine Mile Pond in Everglades National Park
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