The National Parks Service has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from its list of days with free admission — and added Flag Day, which coincides with President Donald Trump’s birthday.

About a quarter of the 400 federally managed parks collect an entrance fee from visitors. Those fees are waived multiple times per year, generally on federal holidays — including Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day weekend, Constitution Day, and Veterans Day — during which time there tends to be more visitors.

Parks also offer free entry on August 25, the date the National Parks Service was founded, and October 27, the birthday of Teddy Roosevelt, who is viewed as the father of the National Park System.

Previously, fees were also waived on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Junete

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