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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Admission to Utah's five national parks will be free on Tuesday to celebrate 99 years since the founding of the National Park Service.
President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating the service on Aug. 25, 1916.
The National Park Service now manages more than 400 sites across the country, including Utah's Zion, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Arches and Capitol Reef national parks and a number of national monuments, recreation areas and other historic sites.
Tuesday's admission fee waiver does not include fees associated with permits or activities such as camping, boating, transportation or special tours.
The Park Service also plans to waive entrance fees on Sept. 26, which is National Public Lands Day, and Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day.
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