Boomer Consumer June 5th is the first of four free days at state parks in June By Rita R. Robison on June 5, 2021 at 1:00 AM In addition to this new free day, June also has three established free days: Saturday, June 5, in recognition of National Trails Day. Saturday, June 12, in honor of National Get Outdoors Day. Sunday, June 13, for Free Fishing Weekend. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has designated both June 12 and 13 as Free Fishing Weekend. June 19 honors an important day in Black American history. On Juneteenth 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was read to the enslaved people of Texas. This was the last state to have the proclamation read aloud. Though President Abraham Lincoln signed the proclamation Jan. 1, 1863, slavery continued in Texas for two-and-a-half years.