Fee-Free Day: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all national wildlife refuges and other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands that normally charge an entrance fee offer free admission January 15, 2024.

(The entrance fee waiver does not cover concessionaire or permit fees for some activities such as hunting, fishing or special tours.)

Event date and time
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Event location name
All U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands that normally charge an entrance fee

Annual observation

Martin Luther King Day

Event category

Special Observance
Age range
All ages

Facility(ies)

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge
Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Program(s)

National Wildlife Refuge System