Archive · 7 Dec 2025
National Parks Free Entry Changes
The National Park Service is changing the days when entry is free.
Starting in 2026, free entry will no longer be available on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.
Instead, free days will include President Donald Trump’s birthday, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day weekend, the 110th Birthday of the National Park Service, Constitution Day, and Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday.
This change affects around 100 national park sites.
The reason for the change is to focus on patriotic fee-free days.
National Park Service will no longer offer free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth starting in 2026.
New free admission days include President Donald Trump’s birthday, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day weekend, the 110th Birthday of the NPS, Constitution Day, and Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday.
Around 100 national park sites are affected by this change.
The change is part of a redesignation of patriotic fee-free days.
The new free days are aimed at celebrating patriotic themes and historical figures.
- Who
- National Park Service
- What
- Change in free entry days for national parks
- When
- Starting in 2026
- Where
- Around 100 national park sites
- Why
- Redesignation of patriotic fee-free days
- Current Free Days
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, and others
- New Free Days (2026)
- President Donald Trump’s birthday, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day weekend, NPS 110th Birthday, Constitution Day, Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday
- Affected Parks
- Around 100 national park sites
- Effective Year
- 2026
- Reason for Change
- Redesignation of patriotic fee-free days
