Over the last two years, multiple national parks have been working to find a way to manage major spikes in visitor numbers. The most common solution has been to introduce a slot-entry system in which anyone coming by car during peak periods needs to sign up for an entrance time online.

It’s also a free entrance day across America’s national parks, the last such day this year. “We’re excited for members of the public to discover national parks on Veteran’s Day, and especially invite current military and their dependents,