The Economic Times

MLK Day 2026 in USA: California offers free entry to over 200 state parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, goes against Trump admin's new national parks rulings

Other days of free park admission in 2026 are Donald Trump's birthday, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, Veterans Day, President Theodore Roosevelt's birthday (October 27) and the anniversary of the creation of the Park Service (August 25).