Trustees: #OptOutside on Black Friday With Waived Fees and Free Parking

In support of REI’s Black Friday #OptOutside Campaign, The Trustees, Massachusetts’ largest conservation and preservation nonprofit, announced this week that the organization will waive paid entry and parking fees at several of their most popular properties, including Crane Beach in Ipswich, World’s End in Hingham, and Monument Mountain in Great Barrington and encourage families and friends to take the time after Thanksgiving before the holiday rush to connect in the great outdoors together.

“We applaud REI for taking this stand to be closed on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year,” said Barbara Erickson, Trustees president and CEO, in a statement.

A long-time partner of The Trustees in Massachusetts, REI offers a large number of outdoor, recreation-based programs year-round on Trustees properties. The Trustees preserves and protects iconic scenic, natural, cultural, and agricultural places around the state for the public to enjoy.

On Black Friday, The Trustees will offer free entry at its three gated properties, which include Crane Beach in Ipswich, World’s End in Hingham, and Bartholomew’s Cobble, a National Natural Landmark in Sheffield. It will also waive parking fees at its five sites with parking kiosks which also includes Bartholomew’s Cobble, as well as Monument Mountain in Great Barrington, Norris Reservation in Norwell, Appleton Grass Rides in Hamilton, and Rocky Woods in Medfield. Free entry does not include public programming or historic house tours. For the rest of the year, Trustees members receive discounted entry to gated sites and free parking. A majority of The Trustees 114 properties offer free entry to all, year-round.

The Trustees’ iconic Crane Beach is listed as one of the locations in Massachusetts. For a Trustees property near you, visit www.thetrustees.org and for holiday programs, visit: http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/.