Visit Jacksonville area national parks for free this weekend

Castillo de San Marcos 12-11-13

You can visit six national parks in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia for free this weekend.

The National Park Service is waiving fees for visitors as part of National Park Week.

Officials at GasBuddy.com say the weekend couldn't come at a better time.

National parks in our area:

Gas Buddy is predicting that prices are going to be about $2.50 per gallon this summer

Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine
The Timucuan Preserve in Jacksonville
Fort Matanzas in St. Augustine
Timucuan in Jacksonville
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Frederica National Monument

For more information, visit the National Park Service website.