Teddy Roosevelt doubled the national parks. Colorado’s 4 go free on his birthday

By Shawn Patrick | 98.5 KYGO

Teddy Roosevelt has a birthday coming up, and you’re the one getting the gift. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees at every park that charges one, in honor of the 26th president. That includes Colorado’s four national parks: Rocky Mountain, Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde and Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

It’s a fitting way to celebrate the guy. While he was president from 1901 to 1909, Roosevelt doubled the number of national parks from five to 10 and created 150 national forests, plus a pile of bird and game reserves and national monuments. Mesa Verde was one of the parks added during his presidency, so a trip to southwest Colorado on Tuesday is a pretty good thank-you note. The fee waiver also covers fee-charging national monuments and other park sites around the state.

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