On fee-free days, the waiver applies to recreation standard amenity and day-use fees on BLM lands, including visitor centers, picnic/day use areas and National Conservation Lands units.
Source: Bureau of Land Management
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Come experience your public lands! Beginning in 2026, free access on these days will be for U.S. citizens and residents only.
On BLM-managed lands, the fee-free days for 2026 are:
- Feb. 16: Presidents Day
- May 25: Memorial Day
- June 14: Flag Day
- July 3–5: Independence Day weekend
- July 16: Bureau of Land Management’s 80th birthday
- Sept. 17: Constitution Day
- Oct. 27: Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday
- Nov. 11: Veterans Day
On fee-free days, the waiver applies to recreation standard amenity and day-use fees on BLM lands, including visitor centers, picnic/day use areas and National Conservation Lands units. Expanded amenity fees and other fees (i.e., group day-use, developed camping, cabin rentals, and individual special recreation permits for the use of special areas) remain in effect.
Fees for overnight camping at the campgrounds listed below still apply.
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