National Park Week, which offers free entrance to 397 parks throughout the United States, will continue until Sunday.

For 10 days each year, park visitors throughout the nation can enjoy everything the parks have to offer for free.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks spokeswoman Dana Dierkes said visitors should log on to the parks’ website or read the parks’ newspaper, which includes information about ranger-led programs.

ÔªøIn other news, David Allen has been named the parks’ fire management officer.

Allen, who has a degree in biology from the University of California, Berkeley, has worked as Sequoia National Park district fire management officer and aviation manager for last 12 years.

His previous experience includes working at Yellowstone National Park with a helitack crew, Yosemite National Park as the prescribed fire specialist and at Indiana Dunes National Park as the fire management officer.

“Dave brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience to this position,” Chief Ranger Kevin Hendricks said.

“His performance here in the parks, as well as in a number of other prior jobs and assignments, has shown his ability to lead and direct a complex program,” he added.

Allen said he has grown to understand the issues of fire management in the Sierra Nevada during his tenure here.

“Managing a highly fire-adapted and fire-prone area such as these parks is a challenge I look forward to,” he said.