Trump signs executive order calling for foreign tourists to pay higher national park fees

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Source: CBS News

Updated on: July 3, 2025 / 9:45 PM EDT


President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling on the national park system to charge higher entry fees for foreign visitors. It instructs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — who oversees the National Park Service — to "develop a strategy" to hike entrance fees and recreation pass fees for non-U.S. residents at any national park that currently charges for entry.

"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," Mr. Trump said in a Thursday evening rally in Iowa. "The national parks will be about America first."

CBS News has reached out to the Interior Department and the National Park Service regarding when the fee hike may take effect or how much the surcharge for nonresidents could cost.

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.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-signs-executive-order-calling-for-foreign-visitors-to-pay-surcharge-at-national-parks/

[Ohioboy]

1. He's already hurt tourism, why not do something to hurt the few tourists that might be left?

It makes sense...MAGA sense.

[KewlKat]

2. So will we have to show a passport now to identify

country to gain entry?

[Harker]

13. The MAGA idea of freedom.

[Prairie Gates]

3. All abusers seek to isolate their victims from friends and family

This is just the same phenomenon at a national/ global level. Nothing explains Trump's obvious disdain for international tourism and general intercultural exchange better than these two points: 1) he wants to monetize it for himself, and 2) he wants to break friendly ties so that Americans are more at his mercy, like any abuser.

[Deminpenn]

5. Trump only likes to marry foreigners/immigrants

nt

[Javaman]

4. It's quite obvious now that he wants to stop all tourism

We are soon to become the new hermit state

[IronLionZion]

6. In case any foreign tourists still entertained any thoughts of visiting the USA

Trump clearly doesn't want you here

[travelingthrulife]

7. What foreign tourists?

Why would anyone come to this shit hole country?

[PatSeg]

8. I can't imagine anyone

vacationing in the U.S. right now. Is there anything left that he can destroy?

[LoisB]

10. Amen.

[AverageOldGuy]

9. GREAT!!

Let's keep those little brown people and those women with hijabs off our sacred territory.

[CurtEastPoint]

11. This kinda says it....

[flashman13]

12. $90 Big Whoop! That won't even begin to fix the pot holes. Billions for the ICE Gestapo.

I guess this shows who we really are.

[Jacson6]

14. It is illegal in the USA by federal congressional law to discriminate on the basis of nationality.

No different then Disneyland charging a Japanese person more money to tour their park. Are the park rangers going to demand to see every ones passport or birth certificate? Trump is a clown. President Chaos strikes again.

[Bayard]

15. Just go ahead and close all airports,

And start building a big beautiful wall around the U.S.