"The new free-admission policy takes effect Jan. 1 and was one of several changes announced by the Park Service late last month, including higher admission fees for international visitors. The other days of free park admission in 2026 are Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, Veterans Day, President Theodore Roosevelt's birthday (Oct. 27) and the anniversary of the creation of the Park Service (Aug. 25)."
"Eliminating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Americans were emancipated, removes two of the nation's most prominent civil rights holidays. Some civil rights leaders voiced opposition to the change after news about it began spreading over the weekend. "The raw & rank racism here stinks to high heaven," Harvard Kennedy School professor Cornell William Brooks, a former president of the NAACP, wrote on social media about the new policy."
National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Donald Trump's birthday, which coincides with Flag Day, and will eliminate free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth. The new free-admission policy takes effect Jan. 1 and accompanies other changes including higher admission fees for international visitors. The 2026 list of free days includes Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, Veterans Day, President Theodore Roosevelt's birthday, and the Park Service anniversary. Eliminating MLK Day and Juneteenth removes two prominent civil rights holidays, prompting opposition from civil rights leaders and conservation groups concerned about volunteer service impacts.
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