The Trump administration has removed MLK Jr. Day aka Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of fee-free days at U.S. National Parks for 2026, substituting them with President Trump’s birthday (June 14) as part of a comprehensive revision of the fee-free calendar.
The revised schedule emphasizes “patriotic” observances and introduces a $100 fee for non-U.S. visitors at select popular parks.
The Department of the Interior, which implemented these changes last month, has designated the 2026 dates as “resident-only patriotic fee-free days.” Additional modifications include the inclusion of the Fourth of July weekend and President Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday, while removing the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act in August and National Public Lands Day in September.
In a press release outlining revised annual pass pricing for nonresidents, the Interior Department, under Secretary Doug Burgum, also provided the fee-free schedule for the upcoming year.
For 2026, the fee-free dates are as follows: President’s Day in February; Memorial Day in May; Flag Day/President Trump’s birthday in June; Independence Day weekend in July; the 110th anniversary of the National Park Service in August; Constitution Day in September; Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday in October; and Veterans Day in November.