It’s National Parks free admission day on Saturday September 24, 2011, and over 100 national parks and monuments that usually require admission fees offer free entrance to celebrate Public Lands Day.
The New Mexico National Parks that usually charge an admission fee but are free on September 24 are:
- Aztec Ruins National Monument
- Bandelier National Monument (only some areas are open after the Las Conchas fire.)
- Capulin Volcano National Monument
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park
- El Morro National Monument
- Fort Union National Monument
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Pecos National Historical Park
- White Sands National Monument