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Cuyahoga Valley is free, the Towpath runs 20 miles inside the park, and the railroad's $10 Explorer one-way ride runs May 23 to Labor Day, Wednesday to Sunday.
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Point Reyes charges no entrance fee and its roads open 6 am to midnight, but the lighthouse is 313 steps and closes above 40 mph wind. Give it a full day.
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Theodore Roosevelt fits half a day in one unit: the South Unit's 36-mile loop needs two hours, and entry is $30 per vehicle, same as Badlands.
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Choose Schoodic for a coast-focused day: a 6-mile one-way loop open year-round, an hour from Hulls Cove, against the 27-mile Park Loop Road.
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Apostle Islands has no entrance fee: walk 4.8 miles to the Bowl above the sea caves for $5 parking, or take the 55-mile Grand Tour at $53 an adult.
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Black Canyon costs $30 per vehicle for 7 days and its South Rim Road runs late April to mid-November; East Portal Road is closed after flood damage.
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