I don’t agree with a lot that comes out of this administration but am onboard with this decision. The parks are funded by US tax dollars primarily for the benefit of US citizens and residents, so it makes sense to charge more for non-residents. I have to pay more when visiting some county and state parks within the US for the same reason. Also the parks which these increased fees will apply to are some of the most popular parks which are becoming increasingly difficult to gain entrance to as the number of visitors are limited to preserve the nature of the parks. Increasing the fees should help reduce the demand for entrance among foreign visitors allowing more US residents the opportunity to visit the parks.
Good. As a foreigner it should be more expensive for us and cheaper for locals. It’s important Americans be able to see their own countries treasures. Same should go in my home countries.
Yeah, at first I was thinking it was an equivalent to the America the Beautiful passes which are $80/year for US citizens and residents for access across multiple parks. And you only need one of those per vehicle. But no, this is $100 per person per park entry which does seem quite excessive. I had an amazing time on a road trip with friends about a decade ago in the US South West. We visited Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yosemite National Parks, and Zion National Park. Some across multiple days. If our group had been "foreigners" with this fee structure, we would have had to pay an additional $800/person or so. That would have almost doubled the cost of our trip.
