Most government offices, municipalities and schools will be closed in observance of the federal holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on Monday, January 20, with normal operating hours resuming on Tuesday, January 21.
Prescott National Forest offices will also be closed, but they will participate in fee-free days with other federal agencies to encourage Americans to visit their public lands.
Fees will be waived at PNF sites that normally charge a day-use fee on Monday, January 20. 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
Hayfield Draw OHV Recreation Area
Groom Creek Nature Trail
The remaining fee waiver dates for 2025 are:
- National Get Outdoors Day on June 14
- Juneteenth on June 19
- National Public Lands Day on September 27
- Veterans Day on November 11