Now that camping season is under way, here’s news about a couple offers from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

DCNR is again pairing with Gander Mountain on the First Time Camper Program.

The deal available at 16 Pennsylvania state parks features the free use of equipment including a four-person tent, rain tarp, sleeping pads, chairs, flashlight, lantern, camp stove and hot dog/marshmallow sticks plus two nights of camping for just $20.

Campers need to take their own food, cooking utensils and bedding.

DCNR also has a new cooperative effort with the North Face.

Seven state parks are participating in the Family Camping Program, which includes experiences guided by staff. A camper-oriented activity guide and camping coupons also will be available.

For more information, including lists of participating parks, visit www.apps.dcnr.state.pa.us/news/resource/res2013/13-0529-spcampers.aspx or www.visitpaparks.com or call (888) 727-2757.

If you only want to fish one day this year in Pennsylvania, Monday could be your day. Memorial Day is one of only two fish-for-free days in the state this year. The other is July Fourth.

On those two days, anyone, resident or non-resident, can legally fish in Pennsylvania with no fishing license required, according to the state Fish & Boat Commission.

That could save you quite a bit, depending on what kind of license you would normally need to fish in the Keystone State. Rates range from $2.70 for a one-year license for a resident in the National Guard or Armed Forces Reserve to $52.70 for a one-year nonresident license. A one-day license for a Pennsylvania resident age 16 or older costs $11.70 while a one-day tourist license for a non-resident age 16 or older is $26.70.

For more information, go to http://fishandboat.com/fishforfree.htm or call (877) 707-4085.

In celebration of Pennsylvania’s 332nd birthday, numerous Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission sites are offering free admission on Sunday. That includes the Erie Maritime Museum.

The museum on Erie’s bayfront at 150 E. Front St. will be open Sunday for free from noon to 5 p.m., officials said.

Charter Day celebrates the establishment of Pennsylvania in 1681, the year that King Charles II of England gave William Penn the charter for the land that became the commonwealth.

According to the PHMC’s website, other sites open for free on Sunday will include Drake Well Museum in Titusville. For the list of sites offering free admission or more information about Charter Day, go to www.phmc.state.pa.us or call (717) 772-3257.

Trout season starts Saturday in our part of Pennsylvania and children can get some help fishing that day at Presque Isle State Park.

Park naturalists and members of S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie will be at East Waterworks Pond between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the clinic, according to the Presque Isle calendar.

The event is free. However, participants age 16 and older must have a Pennsylvania fishing license in order to fish, organizers said.

Call (814) 833-0793 or 453-2270 to learn more.