On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, the Prescott National Forest (PNF) will waive fees at all day-use recreation sites in observance of Juneteenth. This waiver does not apply to reserved group-use areas or overnight camping at Forest Service developed campgrounds. In addition, all Prescott National Forest offices will be closed on Wednesday in observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday. Offices will resume regular business hours Thursday, June 20, 2024.
Legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Biden established Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day and Jubilee Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on June 19. It commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. More specifically, it recognizes June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger, along with a unit of Union soldiers, arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that all enslaved people were now free, 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
As part of this nationwide event fees will be waived at the following sites:
- Lynx Lake Recreation Area: North Shore, South Shore and Lynx Creek Ruin
- Granite Basin Recreation Area: Cayuse, Wekuvde, Boat Launch, Playa, and Metate
- Thumb Butte Recreation Area
- Alto Pit OHV Recreation Area: Day-Use Site
- Groom Creek Nature Trail
- Mingus Day Use
- Mingus Lake Day Use
The remaining fee waiver dates for 2024 are National Public Lands Day on September 28 and Veterans Day on November 11.
For information on recreational opportunities on the Prescott National Forest visit: Prescott National Forest – Recreation
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2 thoughts on “Prescott National Forest Celebrates Juneteenth, Wednesday, June 19 – Day-use fees waived and offices closed”
Unions will not be happy till 365 holidays are declared.
Agreed. Only in the detached world of American government where “public service” workers, who are not employed at jobs which must produce a profit in order to remain viable, is this possible. For the Americans who work in the real world, and who pay the salaries of these government slackers, this is just another work day.
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