National Park Service Cuts Free Entry for MLK Day, Juneteenth and Adds Trump’s Birthday

Donald Trump is giving Americans a brand new solution to have a good time his birthday — free entry to nationwide parks! Two different holidays — Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day — are getting the boot, nevertheless.

The calendar of free entry dates on the National Park Service web site confirms this transformation for 2026 and covers 116 parks, from Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon to Everglades National Park and past.

Juneteenth commemorates the official finish of slavery within the U.S. and was acknowledged as a federal vacation in 2021 below the Biden Administration. It was added as a free day to enter nationwide parks in 2024.

In addition to Trump’s birthday, which is shared with Flag Day on June 14, US residents also can take pleasure in free admission to parks on Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day weekend (July 3 – 5), the a hundred and tenth Birthday of the National Park Service on August 25, Constitution Day, Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday and Veterans Day.

The Trump Administration calls the free entrance designations “patriotic fee-free days.”

The transfer is part of the prez’s July 2025 “Making America Beautiful Again” govt order that aimed to make parks extra inexpensive for American residents and to fund enchancment by charging overseas guests greater nationwide park charges.

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum mentioned in a press launch the upcoming modifications are a part of President Trump’s plans to “always [put] American families first.” He added … “These policies ensure that U.S. taxpayers, who already support the National Park System, continue to enjoy affordable access, while international visitors contribute their fair share to maintaining and improving our parks for future generations.”