Entrance fee waived for first weekend at Point Park

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN (WDEF) – To encourage all Americans to visit and find their national parks, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will waive the entrance fee to enter Point Park, atop Lookout Mountain, during the first week of National Park Week, from Saturday, April 18 through Sunday, April 19, 2015.

On April 18, at Chickamauga Battlefield, there will be a car caravan tour of the battlefield at 10 am and a special program at 2 pm that will explore the challenges faced by soldiers, civilians, and former enslaved people at the end of the Civil War. On April 19, there will be car caravan tours of the battlefield at 10 am and 2 pm. These programs will begin at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center.

At Lookout Mountain Battlefield, inside Point Park, there will be ranger-guided walking tours that will discuss the Battles for Chattanooga on April 18 and 19 at 11am and 1pm. These programs will begin inside the Point Park entrance gate.