MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont’s Parks and Recreation Department wants everyone to help them kick off the start of the summer.
This annual weekend event celebrates the arrival of summer with free admission to day-use areas at Vermont state parks and state-owned historic sites.
Parks and rec is encouraging people to discover their fire towers, picnic sites, walking and bike trails, and visit the public beaches.
And residents say, it’s nice to have an excuse to get outside.
“They are a wonderful opportunity for families and kids and everybody in general,” Sutton resident Ethan Gilson said. “It’s very quiet, its very peaceful. It’s beautiful, we just relax and enjoy the fresh air.”
The Vermont State Park system also turns 100 years old this year.
