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Mesa Verde to offer free admission on six days in 2021

The National Park Service has announced the fee-free days for 2021

On these days, the public is invited to experience all national parks, including Mesa Verde National Park, without entrance fees.

Fee-free days for 2021 are:

Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. April 17: First day of National Park Week. Aug. 4: Great American Outdoors Act anniversary. Aug. 25: National Park Service birthday. Sept. 25: National Public Lands Day. Nov. 11: Veterans Day. The entrance fee waiver does not cover camping or tours.

Mesa Verde is one of about 100 national parks that has an entrance fee. There are more than 300 other national parks that do not charge an entrance fee.

For more information about passes, visit www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm.