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Juneteenth now a free day at Washington state parks By Amanda Zhou, The Seattle Times
Published: May 28, 2021, 7:29am
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May 28 Juneteenth will now be a free day at Washington state parks.
The day which falls on June 19 and is also known as Emancipation Day and Freedom Day commemorates the day when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 and informed the last enslaved African Americans there that they were free.
“The new designation reflects a commitment among state lands agencies to promote diversity, equity and inclusion as core values,” Washington State Parks and Recreation said in a news release.
Other free days next month include: June 5 for National Trails Day, June 12 for National Get Outdoors Day and June 13 for Free Fishing Weekend.
Seattle residents looking for a warm and sunny kick off to the summer season are in for a treat over the long holiday weekend. After a rainy and blustery week in the Emerald City, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Seattle is currently predicting a warming trend going into the weekend due to an area of high pressure over the region. "The air will warm and dry through the holiday weekend as high pressure builds in," wrote NWS in their forecast.
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Not All Campgrounds Open This Weekend, Check First Here
If you re heading to the mountains for some Memorial Day weekend fun, you might want to check to see if your favorite campground is open first.Lots of areas will be accessible, but not all campgrounds are open, according to a post from the US Forest Service (below). Not all of it has to do with covid -19 either. The late-season snow has some roads, trails, and campgrounds unfit for this weekend. Check out the Facebook post below from the city of Walla Walla. There s a list of open campgrounds and closed campgrounds. Additionally, I ve shared a link from the Washington State Parks Department. They state that about 55 group camps in 52 state parks have reopened. The remaining group camps will open at the time they normally open for the season. That s good news! There are also plenty of day use shelters. But not all of those are open either.