{"id":3684,"date":"2025-12-08T17:58:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theinformantusa.com\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2025-12-08T17:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:58:09","slug":"trump-administration-revises-national-park-fee-free-days-adding-trumps-birthday-and-removing-mlk-day-juneteenth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theinformantusa.com\/?p=3684","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REVISES NATIONAL PARK FEE-FREE DAYS, ADDING TRUMP\u2019S BIRTHDAY AND REMOVING MLK DAY &amp; JUNETEENTH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><em>The 2026 changes mark a sharp shift in the park system\u2019s traditional civil-rights observances, prompting criticism from civil rights groups and Democratic lawmakers.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump administration is <strong>reshaping when Americans can access national parks for free<\/strong>, adding <strong>President Donald Trump\u2019s birthday<\/strong> as a new fee-free day while <strong>eliminating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth<\/strong>, according to the updated 2026 National Park Service calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The removals mark a major departure from the 2025 schedule, which included several long-established civil-rights\u2013related observances. Civil rights leaders and Democratic lawmakers quickly condemned the change, saying it undercuts holidays honoring Black American history and contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s birthday \u2014 <strong>June 14<\/strong>, which also coincides with <strong>Flag Day<\/strong> \u2014 will now be a fee-free day for the first time. Other additions include <strong>Constitution Day<\/strong>, the <strong>110th anniversary of the National Park Service<\/strong>, and the <strong>birthday of President Theodore Roosevelt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency also shifted certain observances to broader federal holidays, such as <strong>Presidents\u2019 Day<\/strong>, <strong>Memorial Day<\/strong>, and a <strong>three-day Independence Day weekend<\/strong>.<br><strong>Veterans Day<\/strong> is the only date that remains unchanged from both years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS &amp; DEMOCRATS CRITICIZE REMOVALS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>FOX 5 DC reported that civil rights organizations reacted with concern.<br>National Parks Conservation Association spokesperson <strong>Kristen Brengel<\/strong> said eliminating <strong>MLK Jr. Day<\/strong> is troubling, noting that it had become a popular <strong>\u201cday of service\u201d<\/strong> for community groups conducting volunteer projects in national parks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. <strong>Catherine Cortez Masto<\/strong> (D-Nev.) criticized the revisions sharply on X:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cLet\u2019s be clear here: both MLK Jr. Day and Juneteenth were free entry days last year. 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