Interior adds $100 entrance fee at 11 parks for foreign visitors, excludes fee‑free days; annual pass set at $250
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The Interior Department and National Park Service will charge international visitors a $100 per‑person entrance surcharge at 11 major parks (Acadia, Bryce Canyon, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion) beginning Jan. 1, and will exclude foreign visitors from certain 2026 resident‑only fee‑free days such as Veterans Day, the NPS 110th birthday and Flag Day. The nonresident annual America the Beautiful pass will rise to $250 while the U.S. resident pass remains $80 — a change Interior estimates will generate more than $90 million annually — a move the administration framed as putting “Americans first” and ensuring visitors pay a “fair share,” but which has drawn questions and concern from tourism businesses, conservation groups and former NPS employees.
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