Are you ready for another freebie day? Well, in honor of Constitution Day (yes, that’s a thing), all national parks in the U.S. will be free to visit on Wed. Sept. 17. Yes, I know. It’s in the middle of the week. And note that only U.S. citizens and legal residents get in free. Foreigners pay much more.
Joshua Tree is the closest park for a day trip, and it shouldn’t be too unbearably hot in September. Your best trip would be to get up before dawn and hit the road, watching the sun rise over Mt. San Jacinto along the way. Start your hike while the park’s still mostly empty and cool. Then, when all the sleepyheads get there and the rocks heat up, head to lunch at one of the cute cafes along the highway and head home. It’s a great day trip.
Or spend the night near Yosemite and hit it also at the crack of dawn. You don’t need to sign up in advance because Yosemite is not requiring advance reservations to visit the park this year, according to recreation.gov.
Visitors contemplate the Lembert Dome as seen from the Tuolumne Meadows Campground in Yosemite, Calif., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
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