Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter gravesites will open in Plains, Ga., in July

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Images of President and Mrs. Carter’s final resting place: two headstones with flowers with pond in background.

Credit: Jimmy Carter National Historical Park/Facebook

A friend of the late Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter says the president and first lady's grave site will open to the public sometime in July.

President Jimmy Carter was buried in January alongside Rosalynn Carter, who died about a year before him in November 2023, at their home in Plains, Ga.

The National Park Service plans to turn the home into a museum.

"Jimmy Carter National Historical Park provides visitors with an opportunity to explore the lasting impact of President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter, including their final resting place," the National Park Service wrote about the burial site. "Despite their extensive global travels and influence, the Carters chose their cherished hometown of Plains, Georgia, as their burial site, the town where their lives began, surrounded by the community they loved."

But in the meantime, visitors have been unable to visit the couple's modest graves, surrounded by a memorial garden overlooking their pond.

The park service published photos of the site in February.

Kim Fuller of the Plains-based nonprofit group Friends of Jimmy Carter said the agency hasn't confirmed an exact date but expects sometime in July.

The National Parks Service said it will provide updates on the opening of the grave sites online.