Letter: Higher Park Fees for International Visitors Are Wrong

Letter: Higher park fees for international visitors are wrong

"Acadia needs to be creative in controlling the number of visitors to protect the visitor experience, but I think extorting foreigners is a terrible way to do it."

Bar Harbor businesses fear economic hit as Acadia National Park adds $100 fee for non-US tourists

A new $100 surcharge for non-U.S. visitors to Acadia and other national parks raises alarm among Bar Harbor businesses.

US adds park fees for foreigners

From January 1, the US will introduce extra fees for foreign tourists visiting 11 of its national parks.The US Department of the Interior, said non…

International Visitors Will Face Much Higher NPS Entry Fees

Hi Everyone, Kate here. Please indulge me for a few words about Archaeology Southwest’s year-end campaign on this Giving Tuesday. Your gifts wholly fund this weekly newsletter and so many other aspects of our work not funded by grants and contracts. We’re thinking a lot these days about trails, pathways, detours, and resilience. That might resonate. Here’s a video statement from Steve on this. Through to the new year, our staff are contributing …

Fees to increase for international visitors to national parks

Following the busiest year on record for the U.S. National Park Service, which saw more than 331 million visitors in 2024, the Department of the Interior announced this week changes to how national parks will be accessed next year. The major change is the implementation of resident and nonresident fees for national parks, an idea the federal government proposed earlier this summer. While entry costs and annual passes for U.S. residents will not …