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    "scope": "This JSON file only. Site prose is all rights reserved."
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  "dateModified": "2026-10-15",
  "disclosure": "Some of our links may earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting Parks Ahead. It truly helps us keep this guide free!",
  "non_endorsement": "Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Recreation.gov, the Havasupai Tribe or any agency.",
  "attribution": "Data Source: Recreation.gov",
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      "slug": "angels-landing",
      "title": "Angels Landing permits (Zion)",
      "park": "Zion National Park",
      "url": "https://parksahead.com/permits/angels-landing/",
      "published": true,
      "status": "PATTERN",
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      "stale_after": "2026-10-22",
      "window_text": "Seasonal lottery, 8 a.m. MT on the 1st to 11:59 p.m. MT on the 20th: Oct 1–20 for Dec 1–Feb 28 hikes (permits issued Oct 25) · Jan 1–20 for Mar 1–May 31 (issued Jan 25) · Apr 1–20 for Jun 1–Aug 31 (issued Apr 25) · Jul 1–20 for Sep 1–Nov 30 (issued Jul 25). Day-before lottery: daily, 12:01 a.m.–3 p.m. MT; results at 4 p.m.",
      "how": "Recreation.gov. Rank up to 7 dates/times. $6 application (up to 6 people) + $3/person permit fee if selected.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "NPS: Angels Landing permits",
          "url": "https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/angels-landing-hiking-permits.htm"
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      ],
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            "close_time_stated": true,
            "applies_to": "hikes Dec 1–Feb 28",
            "events": [
              {
                "label": "Permits issued",
                "at": "2026-10-25",
                "time_stated": null
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            ]
          },
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/angels-landing-hiking-permits.htm"
        },
        {
          "id": "day-before-lottery",
          "label": "Day-before lottery",
          "tz_stated": "MT",
          "confirmed": true,
          "next": null,
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/angels-landing-hiking-permits.htm"
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      ],
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      "notes": [],
      "alerts_page": {
        "label": "NPS: current alerts and conditions",
        "url": "https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/conditions.htm"
      },
      "weather": {
        "label": "NWS forecast: Springdale",
        "url": "https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.1889&lon=-112.9986",
        "scope_note": null
      },
      "non_affiliation": "Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service or Recreation.gov.",
      "tribe_warning": []
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-wave",
      "title": "The Wave (Coyote Buttes North) permits",
      "park": "Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness (BLM)",
      "url": "https://parksahead.com/permits/the-wave/",
      "published": true,
      "status": "PATTERN",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-15",
      "stale_after": "2026-10-22",
      "window_text": "Apply any time during a month for the month four months ahead: Oct → Feb 2027 · Nov → Mar · Dec → Apr · Jan → May · Feb → Jun · Mar → Jul. Draw at 9 a.m. MT on the 1st of the next month. Daily lottery: apply 6 a.m.–6 p.m. two days before, from a mobile device inside the geofence.",
      "how": "Recreation.gov (advanced 274309; daily 4251909). $6 application; $7/person (and per dog) if selected. Up to 3 dates per application; one application per person per lottery.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "BLM: Advanced Lottery FAQ",
          "url": "https://www.blm.gov/arizona/public-room/fact-sheet/coyote-buttes-north-advanced-lottery-wave-faqs"
        },
        {
          "label": "Recreation.gov: advanced lottery",
          "url": "https://www.recreation.gov/permits/274309"
        },
        {
          "label": "Recreation.gov: daily lottery",
          "url": "https://www.recreation.gov/permits/4251909"
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          "id": "advanced-lottery",
          "label": "Advanced lottery (Recreation.gov 274309)",
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            "close": "2026-10-31",
            "open_time_stated": null,
            "close_time_stated": null,
            "applies_to": "start/hike month Feb 2027",
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              {
                "label": "Lottery runs",
                "at": "2026-11-01T09:00:00-07:00",
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          "source": "https://www.blm.gov/arizona/public-room/fact-sheet/coyote-buttes-north-advanced-lottery-wave-faqs"
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        {
          "id": "daily-lottery",
          "label": "Daily lottery (Recreation.gov 4251909)",
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          "next": null,
          "source": "https://www.recreation.gov/permits/4251909"
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      "alerts_page": {
        "label": "BLM: Coyote Buttes North (The Wave) FAQ",
        "url": "https://www.blm.gov/arizona/public-room/fact-sheet/coyote-buttes-north-advanced-lottery-wave-faqs"
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        "label": "NWS forecast: Coyote Buttes North (The Wave)",
        "url": "https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.04242&lon=-112.512256",
        "scope_note": null
      },
      "non_affiliation": "Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the Bureau of Land Management or Recreation.gov.",
      "tribe_warning": []
    },
    {
      "slug": "grand-canyon-backcountry",
      "title": "Grand Canyon backcountry permits",
      "park": "Grand Canyon National Park",
      "url": "https://parksahead.com/permits/grand-canyon-backcountry/",
      "published": true,
      "status": "PATTERN",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-15",
      "stale_after": "2026-10-22",
      "window_text": "Apply the 16th to the 1st (5 p.m. MST), about 4 months before your start month. For Mar 2027: Oct 16–Nov 1 · Apr: Nov 16–Dec 1 · May: Dec 16–Jan 1 · Jun: Jan 16–Feb 1 · Jul: Feb 16–Mar 1 · Aug: Mar 16–Apr 1. Remaining permits open to the public on the 1st, about 3 months out, at 8 a.m. MST.",
      "how": "Recreation.gov (permit 4675337). $10 per application/permit + $15/person/night below rim ($4 above rim). Inner-canyon corridor closures were in effect as of Oct 15, 2026.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "NPS: lottery schedule (FAQ)",
          "url": "https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/backcountry-permit-questions.htm"
        },
        {
          "label": "NPS: backcountry permits",
          "url": "https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/backcountry-permit.htm"
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            "close": "2026-11-01T17:00:00-07:00",
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                "time_stated": null
              }
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          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/backcountry-permit-questions.htm"
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        {
          "date": "2026-10-15",
          "text": "As of Oct 15, 2026, NPS lists inner-canyon closures after flash flooding, including the entire North Kaibab Trail, Phantom Ranch and Bright Angel Campground, and the South Kaibab Trail below Tip-Off Point, with no estimated reopening. NPS also lists inner-canyon water as turned off.",
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/key-messages.htm"
        }
      ],
      "alerts_page": {
        "label": "NPS: Key Hiking Messages (critical updates and closures)",
        "url": "https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/key-messages.htm"
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        "label": "NWS forecast: South Rim (Grand Canyon Village)",
        "url": "https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1401",
        "scope_note": null
      },
      "non_affiliation": "Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service or Recreation.gov.",
      "tribe_warning": []
    },
    {
      "slug": "yosemite-wilderness",
      "title": "Yosemite wilderness permits",
      "park": "Yosemite National Park",
      "url": "https://parksahead.com/permits/yosemite-wilderness/",
      "published": true,
      "status": "CONFIRMED",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-15",
      "stale_after": "2026-10-22",
      "window_text": "60% by lottery 24 weeks before start date; leftovers first come, first served from about 22 weeks out; 40% released 7 days ahead.",
      "how": "Recreation.gov. $10 processing fee per application, plus $5 per person if you receive a permit (both non-refundable). Reservations are only available for trips May through October; permits are required all year.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "NPS: wilderness permit reservations",
          "url": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/wpres.htm"
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          "tz_stated": null,
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          "next": null,
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/wpres.htm"
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          "tz_stated": null,
          "confirmed": true,
          "next": null,
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/wpres.htm"
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        {
          "id": "one-week",
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          "tz_stated": null,
          "confirmed": true,
          "next": null,
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/wpres.htm"
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      "notes": [],
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        "label": "NPS: current alerts and conditions",
        "url": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm"
      },
      "weather": {
        "label": "NWS forecast: Yosemite Valley",
        "url": "https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.7456&lon=-119.5936",
        "scope_note": null
      },
      "non_affiliation": "Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service or Recreation.gov.",
      "tribe_warning": []
    },
    {
      "slug": "mount-whitney",
      "title": "Mount Whitney permits",
      "park": "Inyo National Forest (USFS)",
      "url": "https://parksahead.com/permits/mount-whitney/",
      "published": true,
      "status": "PATTERN",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-15",
      "stale_after": "2026-11-14",
      "window_text": "Feb 1–Mar 1 apply · Mar 15 results · Apr 21 claim and pay deadline (9 p.m. PT) · Apr 22, 7 a.m. PT leftover dates open first come, first served. Quota season May 1–Nov 1.",
      "how": "Recreation.gov (permit 445860). $15/person to claim. One application per group/household.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "USFS Inyo: Mount Whitney",
          "url": "https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/wilderness/mount-whitney"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "id": "lottery",
          "label": "Mt. Whitney lottery",
          "tz_stated": "Pacific time",
          "confirmed": true,
          "next": {
            "open": "2027-02-01",
            "close": "2027-03-01",
            "open_time_stated": null,
            "close_time_stated": null,
            "applies_to": "",
            "events": [
              {
                "label": "Lottery results posted",
                "at": "2027-03-15",
                "time_stated": null
              },
              {
                "label": "Claim and pay deadline",
                "at": "2027-04-21T21:00:00-07:00",
                "time_stated": true
              },
              {
                "label": "Web reservations open for remaining dates",
                "at": "2027-04-22T07:00:00-07:00",
                "time_stated": true
              }
            ]
          },
          "source": "https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/wilderness/mount-whitney"
        }
      ],
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      "notes": [],
      "alerts_page": {
        "label": "USFS Inyo: Mount Whitney",
        "url": "https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/wilderness/mount-whitney"
      },
      "weather": {
        "label": "NWS forecast: Mt. Whitney permit area",
        "url": "https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.5786&lon=-118.2922972",
        "scope_note": null
      },
      "non_affiliation": "Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov.",
      "tribe_warning": []
    },
    {
      "slug": "havasupai",
      "title": "Havasupai (Havasu Falls) permits",
      "park": "Havasupai Indian Reservation",
      "url": "https://parksahead.com/permits/havasupai/",
      "published": true,
      "status": "TBA",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-15",
      "stale_after": "2026-11-14",
      "window_text": "2027 on-sale date: TBA. The 2026 regular on-sale was Feb 1, 2026, 8 a.m. Arizona time.",
      "how": "Only at havasupaireservations.com. 2026 prices: $455/person campground (3 nights); $2,277 lodge (3 nights, up to 4 people). Resale and transfer prohibited.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Official Havasupai Tribe site",
          "url": "https://theofficialhavasupaitribe.com/"
        },
        {
          "label": "Havasupai Reservations",
          "url": "https://www.havasupaireservations.com/"
        },
        {
          "label": "Havasupai Reservations: terms",
          "url": "https://havasupaireservations.com/terms-conditions/"
        }
      ],
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          "id": "annual-on-sale",
          "label": "Annual permit on-sale",
          "tz_stated": "Arizona time",
          "confirmed": false,
          "next": null,
          "source": "https://theofficialhavasupaitribe.com/"
        }
      ],
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      "notes": [],
      "alerts_page": {
        "label": "Havasupai Tribe updates",
        "url": "https://theofficialhavasupaitribe.com/"
      },
      "weather": null,
      "non_affiliation": "Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the Havasupai Tribe. We don't sell permits and can't get you one.",
      "tribe_warning": [
        {
          "text": "Visit www.havasupaireservations.com to purchase your permits on the opening date.",
          "source": "https://theofficialhavasupaitribe.com/"
        },
        {
          "text": "Everyone entering the Havasupai Reservation for tourism purposes must have a valid permit purchased prior to arrival through the Havasupai Tribe’s official tourism booking system. Using third party, resold, or transferred permits is strictly prohibited and not valid.",
          "source": "https://havasupaireservations.com/terms-conditions/"
        },
        {
          "text": "The Tribe strictly prohibits the resale or transfer of permits.",
          "source": "https://theofficialhavasupaitribe.com/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "old-rag",
      "title": "Old Rag Mountain day-use tickets (Shenandoah)",
      "park": "Shenandoah National Park",
      "url": "https://parksahead.com/permits/old-rag/",
      "published": true,
      "status": "PATTERN",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-15",
      "stale_after": "2026-10-22",
      "window_text": "Required Mar 1–Nov 30. Tickets become available the first week of February. 400/day released 30 days ahead + 400/day released 5 days ahead.",
      "how": "Recreation.gov. $2 per ticket plus park entrance fee. Main trailhead lot closed for work expected to finish Nov 2026.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "NPS: Old Rag FAQ",
          "url": "https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/faqs-oldrag.htm"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "id": "30-day-release",
          "label": "30-day release (400 tickets/day)",
          "tz_stated": null,
          "confirmed": true,
          "next": null,
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/faqs-oldrag.htm"
        },
        {
          "id": "5-day-release",
          "label": "5-day release (400 tickets/day)",
          "tz_stated": null,
          "confirmed": true,
          "next": null,
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/faqs-oldrag.htm"
        }
      ],
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      "notes": [
        {
          "date": "2026-10-15",
          "text": "The Old Rag Trailhead main parking lot is closed for work NPS expects to finish by November 2026.",
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/faqs-oldrag.htm"
        }
      ],
      "alerts_page": {
        "label": "NPS: current alerts and conditions",
        "url": "https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/conditions.htm"
      },
      "weather": {
        "label": "NWS forecast: Shenandoah National Park",
        "url": "https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.49236644&lon=-78.46907715",
        "scope_note": "Park-level point (NPS park coordinates). No official Old Rag coordinate found: RIDB 10088450 lists 0,0 and NPS /places has no Old Rag record."
      },
      "non_affiliation": "Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service or Recreation.gov.",
      "tribe_warning": []
    },
    {
      "slug": "enchantments",
      "title": "Enchantments permits",
      "park": "Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (USFS)",
      "url": "https://parksahead.com/permits/enchantments/",
      "published": true,
      "status": "TBA",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-15",
      "stale_after": "2026-11-14",
      "window_text": "Advanced lottery is held Feb 15 through Mar 1 each year, per USFS. Exact 2027 dates are TBA: USFS says to check the Recreation.gov lottery page in January. Results post around Mar 15. Overnight permits are required May 15–Oct 31; the daily geofenced lottery runs during that season.",
      "how": "Recreation.gov (233273). $6 application; $5/person/day. One permit per person per season.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "USFS: Enchantments overnight permits",
          "url": "https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/enchantments-overnight-permits"
        },
        {
          "label": "Recreation.gov: advanced lottery",
          "url": "https://www.recreation.gov/permits/233273"
        }
      ],
      "windows": [
        {
          "id": "advanced-lottery",
          "label": "Advanced permit lottery",
          "tz_stated": null,
          "confirmed": false,
          "next": null,
          "source": "https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/enchantments-overnight-permits"
        }
      ],
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      "notes": [],
      "alerts_page": {
        "label": "USFS: Enchantments overnight permits",
        "url": "https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/enchantments-overnight-permits"
      },
      "weather": {
        "label": "NWS forecast: Enchantment Permit Area",
        "url": "https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=47.48666&lon=-120.78666",
        "scope_note": null
      },
      "non_affiliation": "Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov.",
      "tribe_warning": []
    },
    {
      "slug": "half-dome",
      "title": "Half Dome permits (Yosemite)",
      "park": "Yosemite National Park",
      "url": "https://parksahead.com/permits/half-dome/",
      "published": true,
      "status": "PATTERN",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-15",
      "stale_after": "2026-10-22",
      "window_text": "Preseason lottery Mar 1–31 (Eastern time); results mid-April. Daily lottery during the hiking season: apply two days before, midnight–4 p.m. PT; results that night.",
      "how": "Recreation.gov or 877-444-6777. Up to 6 permits per application. 225 day-hiker permits/day in the preseason lottery. $10 per application; $10 per person if you receive a permit. Backpackers get Half Dome with their wilderness permit instead.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "NPS: Half Dome permits",
          "url": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hdpermits.htm"
        }
      ],
      "windows": [
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          "id": "preseason-lottery",
          "label": "Preseason lottery",
          "tz_stated": "eastern time",
          "confirmed": true,
          "next": {
            "open": "2027-03-01",
            "close": "2027-03-31",
            "open_time_stated": null,
            "close_time_stated": null,
            "applies_to": "",
            "events": []
          },
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hdpermits.htm"
        },
        {
          "id": "daily-lottery",
          "label": "Daily lottery (hiking season)",
          "tz_stated": "Pacific time",
          "confirmed": true,
          "next": null,
          "source": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hdpermits.htm"
        }
      ],
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        "label": "Typical cable season (not guaranteed)",
        "text": "The cables are normally up the Friday before the last Monday in May (Memorial Day) and the last day to use the cables is the day after the second Monday in October.",
        "caveat": "These dates are subject to change based on conditions",
        "typical": true,
        "guaranteed": false,
        "source": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hdpermits.htm",
        "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
        "check_status": {
          "label": "NPS: Yosemite current conditions",
          "url": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm"
        }
      },
      "notes": [],
      "alerts_page": {
        "label": "NPS: current alerts and conditions",
        "url": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm"
      },
      "weather": {
        "label": "NWS forecast: Yosemite Valley",
        "url": "https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.7456&lon=-119.5936",
        "scope_note": null
      },
      "non_affiliation": "Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service or Recreation.gov.",
      "tribe_warning": []
    },
    {
      "slug": "haleakala-sunrise",
      "title": "Haleakalā sunrise reservations",
      "park": "Haleakalā National Park",
      "url": "https://parksahead.com/permits/haleakala-sunrise/",
      "published": true,
      "status": "CONFIRMED",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-15",
      "stale_after": "2026-10-22",
      "window_text": "Up to 60 days ahead, released at 7 a.m. HST. A portion released 2 days (48 h) ahead. One reservation per three-day period.",
      "how": "Recreation.gov. $1.00 per vehicle, in addition to the park entrance fee. Bring valid ID and confirmation.",
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