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Happy National Park Service Founders Day! Today marks 110 years since President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, protecting 84 million acres of national parks and monuments. To celebrate, we have park-adjacent entertainment picks that you can enjoy at home, and we’re sprinkling in photos taken by Pix staff featuring three national parks in Washington, our home state!

Entrance fees are waived for all national parks today, but you may qualify for waived entrance fees any other time of the year. Check out this list to find out, grab a Parks Passport to get your stamps, and explore your home state’s parks!

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Trailer of the Day

Anna Pigeon

Tracy Spiridakos stars as Anna Pigeon, a former city dweller turned National Park Ranger. Based on Nevada Barr’s bestselling novels, the new crime drama follows Anna as she investigates cases unfolding across national park grounds while confronting a difficult past of her own. Anna Pigeon is now airing on USA Network.

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National Parks: North Cascades (Mike) | Mount Rainier (Joslyn) | Olympic (Joslyn)

Hotel Spotlight

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Check In: The State Hotel | Seattle, WA

Step out the door of The State Hotel and you're at 2nd and Pike, a block from Pike Place Market and a quick walk to iconic music venues like the Showbox or the Crocodile. Inside, the 1904 landmark building has 91 beautifully redone rooms with custom-designed closets, locally-made beds, and hand-drawn wallpaper that reimagines Seattle as a visual treasure hunt. See more.

Chilling Mystery in Glacier National Park

The Wild Inside

by Christine Carbo

Twenty years after an encounter with a grizzly bear, Department of the Interior special agent Ted Systead returns to Glacier National Park to investigate a suspicious death that brings his own past rushing back. Against Montana’s rugged, unforgiving wilderness, Carbo crafts a tense, atmospheric mystery, where the dangers posed by human nature may be even harder to predict than those lurking in the wild.

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National Parks: North Cascades (Mike) | Olympic (Mike)

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Check In: Hotel Sorrento | Seattle, WA

At Hotel Sorrento, all 76 rooms are designed differently, featuring carved wood moldings, vintage furnishings, and marble baths. Start your day with a coffee from the first Starbucks at historic Pike Place Market before heading to the waterfront for a ride on The Great Wheel. When you get back to Hotel Sorrento, you might arrive in time for a silent reading party in the lounge! See more.

22 Movies Filmed in National Parks

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Into the Wild

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Emile Hirsch stars as Christopher McCandless, a recent college graduate who leaves convention behind and travels across North America in search of freedom, meaning, and life beyond the familiar. Based on Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction book, this sweeping adventure moves from open roads and desert landscapes to the vast Alaskan wilderness, capturing both the irresistible pull and unforgiving power of the wild.

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National Parks: North Cascades (Mary) | Mount Rainier (Joslyn) | Olympic (Meredith)

Hotel Spotlight

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Check In: Hotel Leo | Bellingham, WA

Hotel Leo occupies the last remnant of the 1899 Byron Hotel—once Bellingham's grandest, now a 93-room historic boutique on the National Register of Historic Places. The rooms split into two worlds: modern studios with bay views and historic rooms with original tilework and radiator heat. Walk out the door for breweries, the urban seaside promenade, and downtown's full restaurant lineup. See more.