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President Trump Signs Executive Order Raising National Park Fees for Foreigners

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Today, President Trump signed an executive order hiking entrance fees at National Parks for foreign visitors.

Now, foreign tourists will have to pay more to visit our nation’s great untouched wilderness than American citizens.

Trump just signed an executive order to hike National Park entrance fees for foreigners pic.twitter.com/zsfZsD2dLO

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 4, 2025
President Trump announced the executive order during his speech in Iowa.

Watch here:

BREAKING: President Trump just announced foreign visitors to National Parks will be charged a HIGHER RATE than Americans

“The National Parks are about to be AMERICA FIRST!”

This is an AMAZING idea! FINALLY! Foreigners have TAKEN OVER our parks!pic.twitter.com/5fPAe1YEej

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 4, 2025
The order reads in part:

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Policy. From the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon to the tranquility of the Great Smoky Mountains, America’s national parks have provided generations of American families with unforgettable memories. It is the policy of my Administration to preserve these opportunities for American families in future generations by increasing entry fees for foreign tourists, improving affordability for United States residents, and expanding opportunities to enjoy America’s splendid national treasures.

Sec. 2. Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks. (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall develop a strategy to increase revenue and improve the recreational experience at national parks by appropriately increasing entrance fees and recreation pass fees for nonresidents in areas of the National Park System that charge entrance fees or recreation pass fees as defined in 16 U.S.C. 6801. Additionally, to the extent consistent with applicable law, the Secretary of the Interior, working with the Secretary of Agriculture as appropriate, shall take steps to increase the prices at which the America the Beautiful Pass — the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass — and any site-specific agency or regional multi-entity passes are sold to nonresidents.
At this time, we don’t know how much more foreigners will be charged to enter National Parks than U.S. citizens.

However, the new plan is set to generate millions of dollars per year.

From CBS News:

In its 2026 fiscal year budget proposal released in May, the Interior Department estimated that such a surcharge would generate more than $90 million annually.

Not all national parks charge an entrance fee, and for those that do, the fee varies. Generally, visitors can purchase either a standard daily or weekly pass to one specific park, or an annual pass that can be used at one park or in a certain region of the country. The Park Service also offers a more comprehensive “America the Beautiful” pass, which costs $80 and can be used at all national parks nationwide.

Some of the National Park Service’s most popular sites — like Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon — charge entrance fees of $20 per person or $35 per vehicle.

Mr. Trump also ordered the Interior Department to give U.S. residents “preferential treatment” over foreign visitors regarding “recreational access rules, including permitting or lottery rules” that parks might have in place. The order did not detail what those preferential treatment rules would entail, but some popular national parks have reservation systems for entry and camping during peak seasons.
The revenue generated from increased fees on foreign tourists at National Parks will be put towards projects to improve the parks.

Reuters reported:

The additional revenue generated by higher fees from foreign tourists will raise hundreds of millions of dollars for conservation and deferred maintenance projects to improve national parks, the White House said in a statement.
Sounds like a genius plan that will benefit the American people and our National Parks greatly!

It’s common sense. Americans built it, maintained it, paid for it. Foreigners can pay a premium to visit.

— Make Men Great Again (@OneXOneY) July 4, 2025
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