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National Park Foundation, ARAMARK Parks Offering Contest With Prize A National Park Stay

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2010
Mesa Verde National Park, Kurt Repanshek photo

Would you travel to Mesa Verde National Park if you won a free trip to a national park? NPT file photo

The National Park Foundation and ARAMARK Parks and Destinations are teaming up to celebrate the national parks with a contest that lands the winner a trip to one of eight national parks. All you need to do to enter is share some of your favorite spots in the National Park System.

The contest, dubbed This is Your Land Sweepstakes, celebrates the return of Ken Burns' documentary, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, to the airwaves this month.

To enter the contest, all you need do is visit http://thisisyourland.nationalparks.org to explore America’s 392 national parks online during the month of February, and then mark your spot by sharing your favorite moments, stories and experiences. Individuals who add their spot to at least one park will be entered to win a three-night trip for two, including lodging and airfare, to their choice of the following destinations located in, or within close proximity to, some of America’s most beloved parks:

Shenandoah National Park (Skyland Resort and Big Meadows Lodge)
Mesa Verde National Park (Far View Lodge)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell Resort and Defiance House Lodge)
Denali National Park (McKinley Village and McKinley Chalet)
Glacier Bay National Park (Glacier Bay Lodge)
Yellowstone National Park & Grand Teton National Park (Togwotee Mountain Lodge)
Olympic National Park (Lake Quinault Lodge, Kalaloch Lodge, Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, Lake Crescent Lodge)

The grand prize winner will also receive a $300 resort credit to use towards meals and/or activities (cannot be used towards lodging, retail, fuel, or any non-ARAMARK managed operations), and an official “America’s Best Idea” book signed by filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan. In addition, 20 runner-up winners will receive an “America’s Best Idea” poster signed by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, and a limited edition National Park Foundation “America’s Best Idea” t-shirt.

Individuals can add one new spot to http://thisisyourland.nationalparks.org each day to increase their chances of winning. The National Park Foundation and ARAMARK Parks and Destinations will announce the winners in March. For more information and complete contest rules visit: www.nationalparks.org/thisisyourlandsweeps

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Submitted by admin on February 2, 2010 - 10:07pm.

Thanks for the heads up on this fun contest. Talk about a really fun activity.


Submitted by admin on March 11, 2010 - 2:27pm.

have they announced the winners yet? I am anxiously checking my mailbox every day...........would love to win that grand prize.................


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