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National Parks offer free admission June 9

Pasqueflowers, also known as prairie crocus, are among the first blooms to sprout from lowland meadows while the peaks of Glacier National Park are still smothered with snow. (Rich Landers / The Spokesman-Review)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508

PUBLIC LANDS — National parks will be waiving entrance fees to celebrate Get Outdoors Day on June 9.

The Park Service is waiving fees for a total of 17 days in 2012.

Offering free admission to national parks and other federal lands has been featured the past three years as a cost-friendly family vacation option in the economic slump.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog