Ken Burns’ National Parks documentary is reairing on PBS this month, and you can watch it online as well here. Each episode is only available online for a short amount of time and episode 1 ends tomorrow.
Did you know that you can get an annual pass to the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands for only $80? It’s a great idea if you happen to be going on a long road trip, where the $10-20 fees at the popular parks can add up. Even if you don’t plan on going to that many parks in a year, it’s still a great way to support them. The pass is good for a whole vehicle full of people at per-car fee areas, or the pass holder plus three adults at per-person fee areas, so you only need one per family / travel group too.
One great souvenir from the parks I found out about after my last trip is the Passport to Your National Parks. It’s a little guidebook where you can add commemorative stickers with even more information that come out every year, and most importantly you can get dated stamped cancellations at each national park or historic site you visit. I wish I had gotten one when I was little because I have been to so many places. Now I’ll just have to go back to all of them and more to get stamped. I thought it was a great keepsake idea and I got one for every member of my family this past Christmas.