Wuksachi Lodge Celebrates Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

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Wuksachi Lodge Celebrates Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
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Fee-Free Dates Throughout 2012 Attract Outdoor Enthusiasts to Sequoia National Park
Wuksachi Lodge Celebrates Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

Sequoia National Park, CA – January 2012 / Hospitality 1ST / America’s Best Idea - the national parks - gets even better with several fee-free days at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees. In participation, Sequoia National Park will waive its entrance fees on the following dates in 2012:

January 14-16

Martin Luther King Jr. weekend

April 21-29

National Park Week

June 9

Get Outdoors Day

September 29

National Public Lands Day

November 10-12

Veterans Day weekend

With no snow on the ground yet, it could be good news for sun-seekers over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. Unusual winter conditions in Sequoia National Park have provided mostly sunny and dry weather, and the early January forecast calls for more of the same. High-elevation trails are still easily accessible in hiking shoes, streams are flowing but easy to cross and opportunities to spot wildlife abound.

The Wuksachi Lodge, nestled in the heart of the park, beckons weary travelers and day hikers with deluxe mountain accommodations and the only full-service restaurant in the area. Visitors to the park can enhance their trip by booking an overnight stay or stopping in for breakfast, lunch or dinner (reservations recommended), or to enjoy a well-deserved glass of wine by the fireplace. For those who prefer to eat on the trail, box lunches can also be ordered from the lodge a day in advance.

For more information, to make dining reservations or to book an overnight stay at the Wuksachi Lodge, call 866-449-4902 or visit VisitSequoia.com.

About the Wuksachi Lodge
Located in the heart of Sequoia National Park on the western slope of the Central Sierra, the 102-room Wuksachi Lodge features a panoramic mountain setting, full-service restaurant, cocktail lounge, retail shop, and 1,320 square feet of dedicated meeting space. Furnishings reflect an upscale, natural decor highlighting native granite rock, oak, cedar, and hickory woods as well as modern guest amenities such as Internet access. The Wuksachi Lodge (www.VisitSequoia.com/Lodging.aspx) is operated by Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, one of the nation’s leading hospitality management companies, under contract with the National Park Service.
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Wuksachi Lodge Celebrates Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

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About Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts is an industry leader providing Stewardship and Hospitality in Special PlacesSM, with hotel, retail, food service, recreation and transportation operations at historic and scenic properties in North America and Australia. The company operates Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and in Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Sequoia and Yosemite national parks, including The Ahwahnee and other Yosemite lodges; Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite & the Cottages at Tenaya Lodge; Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa in British Columbia; Niagara Falls State Park; The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio; Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga; Holiday Inn West Yellowstone, Gray Wolf Inn & Suites and Yellowstone Park Hotel. The company also owns and operates five luxury resorts in Australia: Lizard Island Resort, Heron Island Resort, Wilson Island Resort, Kings Canyon Resort and El Questro Homestead and Wilderness Park. To learn more about Delaware North Companies’ hospitality management expertise, visit www.ExperienceDNC.com. To learn more about Delaware North Parks & Resorts, visit www.DelawareNorth.com/Parks-and-Resorts.aspx.

About Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies is one of the world’s leading hospitality and food service providers. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden. Delaware North Companies is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States with revenues exceeding $2 billion annually and 55,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.

Media Contact:
Rebecca Chappell
(W)right On Communications, Inc.
for Sequoia National Park
858-755-5411
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Placement Dates: 01/10/12 – 03/10/12

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