Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Raise National Park Fees on Foreign Tourists

July 7, 2025

If you’re a foreign tourist looking to visit one of the many national parks in the United States, you’re going to have to pay a higher entry fee in the coming months.

On July 3, Donald Trump signed an executive order that called on Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to raise prices for anyone who doesn’t live in the US. It will affect all national parks that require fees for entrance and recreation.

“To fund improvements and enhanced experiences across the park system, I’ve just signed an executive order to raise entrance fees for foreign tourists while keeping prices low for Americans,” Trump said on Thursday. “The national parks will be about America first.”

According to reports, “the Interior Department estimated that such a surcharge would generate more than $90 million annually.” The Inertia