National Park Week, 2025

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 10921 of April 23, 2025

National Park Week, 2025

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

During National Park Week, we celebrate the majestic
beauty and rich history preserved within our national
parks. The week's events will begin with a
commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Battles
of Lexington and Concord, the opening battles of the
American Revolutionary War at Minute Man National
Historical Park in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
There, ceremonies and tactical demonstrations will
recall the bravery of the patriots who stood their
ground against tyranny and launched a movement that
secured the blessing of freedom and forever changed the
course of history.

As President, I have taken action to restore names to
our parks that honor American greatness--including
returning Mount McKinley to its rightful name. I was
also proud to announce the creation of the National
Garden of American Heroes--a new monument honoring 250
American patriots who embodied the virtues of courage,
love of country, and devotion to our Nation's highest
ideals. My Administration is promoting education that
teaches our children to love our country and honor our
history, including through the work of the White House
Task Force on Celebrating America's 250th Birthday.

Our national parks are magnificent sources of
inspiration, education, and recreation--representing
our customs and culture. In 1872, Yellowstone National
Park was established as the world's first-ever national
park, commencing a proud American tradition that has
led to the designation of more than 400 park sites of
national significance. From prehistoric dwellings and
architectural masterpieces to historic battlefields
where our forefathers fought for independence, our
national parks draw hundreds of millions of visitors
each year.

This National Park Week, we renew our pledge to cherish
and protect our magnificent symbols of American
greatness, and we vow to ensure that they remain
breathtaking for our children and grandchildren.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim April 19 through
April 27, 2025, as National Park Week. I encourage all
Americans to celebrate our national parks by learning
more about the natural and historical heritage that
belongs to each and every citizen of the United States
of America.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-third day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
ninth.