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Theodore Roosevelt's Birthday fee-free dayNationwide · national parksTue Oct 27; U.S. residents onlychecked Oct 1
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Next Fee-Free Park Day Is Tuesday, October 27
The next entrance-fee-free day at national parks is Tuesday, October 27, Theodore Roosevelt's birthday. Starting this year the waiver applies to U.S. citizens and residents only; visitors from abroad pay the normal entrance fee. Only the entrance fee is waived: camping, reservations and special-use permits still cost what they usually do. The last fee-free day of 2026 is Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11.
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