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Good overview.


By Lauren Matison

April 22, 2024 - NY Times


Additional routes in popular parks now require reservations, the annual pass gets a big change, Juneteenth is now a new free entrance day and more changes for 2024.


In 2023, the seashores, lakeshores, battlefields, historic sites, monuments and more that make up the National Park Service had 325.5 million visits, an increase of 4 percent from the year before.


The National Park Service director, Charles F. Sams III, praised the surge of interest in “learning our shared American story throughout the hidden gems of the National Parks System.”


Expecting an even greater turnout in 2024, the Park Service and Recreation.gov, the booking platform for federal land reservations, have implemented new measures to streamline the park experience, manage overcrowding and safeguard the environment.


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/travel/national-park-summer-trip.html


Greg


San Francisco's answer to the Tour de France, the Tour de San Francisco. Another 100 or so competing cyclists over my left shoulder.




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