President Donald Trump on 3 July signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to increase entrance fees for foreign visitors at U.S. national parks while keeping prices unchanged for American citizens. The measure also instructs the National Park Service to give U.S. residents priority in reservation and permitting systems. The White House said the higher charges will fund conservation, deferred maintenance and visitor-service upgrades. The Park Service faces an estimated $23 billion maintenance backlog and recorded a record 331 million visits last year. Only about 106 of the agency’s 475 sites currently collect entrance or recreation fees, and the order leaves the size and start date of the surcharge to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Interior officials estimate the differential pricing could raise roughly $90 million a year. Environmental and tourism groups warn that higher costs for foreign guests, combined with administration plans to cut the Park Service budget by more than one-third, risk worsening staffing shortages that have already forced reduced programming at parks such as Yosemite and Big Bend. Separately, on 4 July Trump signed the broad “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which introduces a refundable “Visa Integrity Fee” of at least $250 for most non-immigrant visas. The levy will lift the cost of a standard B1/B2 tourist visa to about $435 and will be indexed to inflation. The Department of Homeland Security is slated to begin collecting the surcharge in the 2026 fiscal year. Travel-industry representatives say the combined measures could discourage international arrivals just as the United States prepares for visitor surges tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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