US hikes national park fees for foreigners

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Foreign tourists visiting popular US national parks like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite will need to pay an extra fee, the Trump administration says. The Department of the Interior, which runs the country's national parks, said each international visitor will need to pay $100 per person on top of existing fees to access 11 of the most popular sites.

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From 2026, non-residents will also need to pay more than $250 for an annual pass to the parks, while US citizens and permanent residents will continue to pay $80. The fee hike aims to "put American families first" and reflects President Donald Trump's goal to make the parks more accessible and affordable for US citizens, said the department.

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That's not making Anything more affordable.

Making the Parks free Would be.

And increasing the budget to maintain them and hire staff so admission fees wouldn't be necessary.

Trump and the Republicans want everything on the cheap.

Except the Ballroom.

#1 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-11-26 07:11 PM | Reply

This $100 fee on foreign guests will bring down attendance numbers.

Then Republicans will point to low attendance, and say National Parks are a waste of taxpayer money and should be privatized or sold off.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-11-26 08:26 PM | Reply

Meanwhile, as Redial can attest to, Canada lowered prices for her federal parks: parks.canada.ca

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-27 07:34 AM | Reply

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

As DialAgain can also attest, citizens have to give up deeds to their land to First Nations.

But hey at least the cost to enter the parks went down.

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-27 10:24 AM | Reply

How the F will anyone know? By the way, lots of countries do this - Costa Rica, for example, gives "locals" a big discount.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-11-27 12:01 PM | Reply