ShareThis Saturday, September 24, is National Public Lands Day as well as National Hunting and Fishing Day. Many federal land managing agencies, such as national parks and monuments and US Forest Service forests celebrate with admission free days, and special events.

An area roundup follows:
National parks: Riverways does not charge an entry fee anytime. [...]

ShareFrom James Beard at Clearwater Lake:
The 2010 National Public Lands Day at Clearwater Lake was a great success. This year volunteers gave their time and energies to improve the river and some of the trails at Clearwater Lake.
We would like to thank the Boy Scouts, Sears Youth Group, and Sierra Osage [...]

ShareBy James Beard
The staff at Clearwater Lake invites everyone to come to Clearwater Lake on Saturday, Sept. 25 to help celebrate the 17th annual National Public Lands Day by volunteering some time and effort to help enhance this public resource.
This year’s activity is trail maintenance at River Road Park. This project will involve manual [...]

ShareSept. 26 (or the last Saturday in September) is National Public Lands Day. According to its website:
“National Public Lands Day began in 1994 with three federal agencies and 700 volunteers. Last year 120,000 volunteers worked in over 1,800 locations and in every state. Now, 8 federal agencies and many state and local lands participate [...]

ShareOn September 26, 2009, Ozark National Scenic Riverways will celebrate National Public Lands Day by hosting volunteer projects across the park, on both land and water, and will have a recognition ceremony for all volunteers. National Public Lands Day is celebrated at public lands across America.

ShareEight Mark Twain National Forest campgrounds, and several concessionaires, will have free camping and picnicking on Saturday, September 26, 2009
Free camping and picnicking is part of National Public Lands Day, which encourages people to enjoy the outdoors and honors volunteers who have helped maintain Missouri’s 1.5 million acre National Forest.