Mark Your Calendars! Fee Free Days in 2023

The Department of the Interior is committed to ensuring that everyone, no matter their zip code, can access and enjoy the benefits of green spaces and the outdoors. That’s why several of our bureaus offer fee free days each year. Each fee free day commemorates a significant date to celebrate the public lands that the Department manages. 

Plan your visit today! Don’t forget to recreate responsibly.

February 20 (President’s Day)

• Enjoy Bureau of Land Management’s wilderness areas, national conservation lands, national monuments, etc.
• Visit Fish and Wildlife Service’s wildlife refuges, marine national monuments, wetlands, etc.
• Drop by the Bureau of Reclamation’s New Melones Reservoir, Lake Berryessa or Stony Gorge Reservoir

April 22 (First day of National Park Week)

• Find your national park, historic site, or monument managed by the National Park Service

June 19 (Juneteenth National Independence Day)

• Enjoy Bureau of Land Management’s wilderness areas, national conservation lands, national monuments, etc.
• Visit Fish and Wildlife Service’s wildlife refuges, marine national monuments, wetlands, etc.

August 4 (Great American Outdoors Day)

• Enjoy Bureau of Land Management’s wilderness areas, national conservation lands, national monuments, etc.
• Find your national park, historic site, or monument managed by the National Park Service
• Visit Fish and Wildlife Service’s wildlife refuges, marine national monuments, wetlands, etc.

September 23 (National Public Lands Day)

• Enjoy Bureau of Land Management’s wilderness areas, national conservation lands, national monuments, etc.
• Visit Fish and Wildlife Service’s wildlife refuges, marine national monuments, wetlands, etc.
• Find your national park, historic site, or monument managed by the National Park Service
• Drop by the Bureau of Reclamation’s New Melones Reservoir, Lake Berryessa or Stony Gorge Reservoir

October 8 (First Sunday of National Wildlife Refuge Week)

• Visit Fish and Wildlife Service’s wildlife refuges, marine national monuments, wetlands, etc.

November 11 (Veterans Day)

• Enjoy Bureau of Land Management’s wilderness areas, national conservation lands, national monuments, etc.
• Visit Fish and Wildlife Service’s wildlife refuges, marine national monuments, wetlands, etc.
• Find your national park, historic site, or monument managed by the National Park Service
• Drop by the Bureau of Reclamation’s New Melones Reservoir, Lake Berryessa or Stony Gorge Reservoir

Whether it’s hiking, camping or climbing on lands stewarded by the Bureau of Land Management; bird watching, wading through wetlands, or visiting marine national monuments on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-managed lands; or enjoying national parks️, monuments️, and historical sites curated by the National Parks Service – fee free days offer an incredible opportunity to enjoy America's public lands.