It’s a good time to be a fourth grader, or to have a fourth grader in your immediate circle of people you like to hang with. President Barack Obama announced last week that the National Park Service will give fourth graders and their families free admission to national parks and other federal land for a full year. The Every Kid in a Park initiative is part of an effort to get kids outdoors away from electronic screens, however mesmerizing those electronic devices might be. You can read about it here. The deal starts this year with the 2015-2016 school season. That’s a few months away, but it’s not too early to take advantage of this special deal and plan your Jackson Hole summer vacation. And of course, Flat Creek Inn offers the closest Jackson accommodations to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.