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'Cyber Monday’ deal offers free $25 camping gift card with online purchase of state park season pass ALBANY — As a special one-time offer, anyone who purchases the $65 Empire Passport on-line at www.nysparks.com on “Cyber Monday,” from midnight, Nov. 28, to midnight Nov. 29, will receive a free camping gift card worth $25. The $65 Empire Passport offers unlimited vehicle access to New York State Parks for all four seasons. Valid through March 31, 2013, Empire Passport holders avoid the daily $6 to $10 vehicle entry fee to upwards of 250 state-operated parks, recreation areas, boat launch sites, arboretums and forest preserve sites. The camping gift card can be used for campsites, cabins or cottages at nearly 70 state park campgrounds operated by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Gift cards can be purchased for any dollar amount and have no expiration date. The gift card is not available for state campgrounds in the Adirondacks and Catskills. Gift Cards and Empire Passports may also be purchased anytime by calling 518-474-0458 during regular business hours, or visiting a local state park or regional office. To ensure holiday delivery, phone and website orders must be received by Dec. 15. For more information, including conditions and locations where the gift cards and Passport can be used, visit www.nysparks.com. Palisades Interstate Park Commission announces seasonal road closures Bear Mountain — With the threat of inclement storms as winter quickly approaches, the Palisades Interstate Park Commissions advised that the following roads will be closed and motorists should seek alternative routes: Bear Mountain State Park’s Perkins Memorial Drive will close for the season on Dec. 1. Lake Welch Drive and Tiorati Brook Road are currently open and will close for the winter on Dec. 1 or earlier if weather dictates the need. Arden Valley Road remains closed due to storm damage and will probably remain so through the winter into spring. Seven Lakes Drive will be open unless some unforeseen event takes place or if the ongoing construction at the Askoti-Skanattati Dam necessitates its closure in that area. The Orange County section of County Route 106 (west of Kanawauke Circle) is closed due to storm damage. The Rockland County portion of Route 106 (east of Kanawauke Circle) is currently open. Note: Bicyclists should keep in mind that bicycles are not permitted on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Riding from Perkins Memorial Drive to Seven Lakes Drive in the Harriman State Park area (or vice versa) requires a short, hazardous ride on the PIP that commission does not condone. Instead, park officials suggest that the cyclists make arrangements to have their bikes transported by car or van from one area to the other. For more information on road conditions or closures, call 845-786-2701, ext. 242.