Visitors would get free entry to national parks and other federal lands on September 17, 2026.
This bill, called the STARS Act, would make September 17, 2026, a free day to visit many federal recreation spots. This includes national parks and other lands run by agencies like the Forest Service. On this day, people would not pay entrance or recreation fees to celebrate America's 250th anniversary.
Today, visitors generally pay entrance or standard recreation fees to access national parks and other federal recreation sites. If this bill becomes law, on September 17, 2026, these fees would be waived for all visitors to National Park Service sites, Bureau of Land Management sites, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sites, Bureau of Reclamation sites, and Forest Service sites that normally charge them.
HR 4285 · 119th Congress · July 2, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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