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Entrance Fees Waived at National Parks for Juneteenth

Originally posted on Powder | By Izzy Lidsky | Last updated Jun 19, 2025 7:58 AM ET

The National Park Service has waived entry fees at all National Parks around the country today, June 19, 2025.

Free entry fees comes in celebration of the Juneteenth holiday, which commemorates the oldest known abolition of slavery in the United States, on June 19, 1865. In 2021, Juneteenth National Independence Day was signed into law as a national holiday.

The NPS will not charge entrance fees at any of its locations and invites the public to commemorate Juneteenth by visiting a national park. Aside from entrance fees, park visitors will still need to pay for amenities like camping and boat launches.

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Several parks will also hold special events in celebration of the holiday.

Virginia's Booker T. Washington National Monument will host the 24th annual Celebration of Freedom and feature gospel performances and educational programming.

The Boston African American National Historic Site is also offering cultural celebrations such as a dance workshop, vendors from Black-owned businesses, live drumming, and Underground Railroad walking tours. A 2.5 mile hike in Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. will be led to commemorate the 2.5 year delay between emancipation and enforcement in Texas.

The National Park has several other fee-free days throughout the year. Other celebratory fee-free dates include July 16 (Bureau of Land Management's birthday), August 4 (Great American Outdoors Act Signing Day), September 27 (National Public Lands Day), October 12 (National Wildlife Refuge Week), and November 11 (Veteran's Day).

This article first appeared on Powder and was syndicated with permission.

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