Colorado Free‑Entry Days at National Parks Just Changed

There are multiple days throughout the calendar year when National Parks offer entrance fee-free days.

National Park Fee-Free Days in Colorado 2026

If you're planning to take advantage of these days here in Colorado, keep in mind that some of them are changing.

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In a statement from the U.S. Department of the Interior last month, two of the fee-free entrance holidays have been removed from the 2026 calendar: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19th, 2026)  and Juneteenth (June 19th, 2026).

In 2025, the fee-free entrance days included:

• Monday, January 20 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• Saturday, April 19 – First Day of National Park Week

• Thursday, June 19 – Juneteenth

• Tuesday, July 16 – Bureau of Land Management Birthday

• Monday, August 4 – Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act

• Saturday, September 27 – National Public Lands Day

• Sunday, October 12 – National Wildlife Refuge Week (First Sunday)

• Tuesday, November 11 – Veterans Day

The Trump administration has added several "resident-only patriotic fee-free days for 2026."

These include Flag Day/President Trump's birthday, Independence Day Weekend, Constitution Day, and Theodore Roosevelt's birthday.

• President’s Day (February 16, 2026)
• Memorial Day (May 25, 2026)
• Flag Day/President Trump’s birthday (June 14, 2026)
• Independence Day weekend (July 3–5, 2026)
• 110th Birthday of the National Park Service (August 25, 2026)
• Constitution Day (Sept. 17, 2026)
• Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday (Oct. 27, 2026)
• Veteran’s Day (November 11, 2026)

There are currently four National Parks in Colorado: Rocky Mountain, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes and Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

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The Federal government is implementing new America-first entry fee policies. Nonresidents hoping to visit our National Parks will have to pay a higher fee than U.S. residents.

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