US national park nonresident fees, park by park

Since January 1, 2026, eleven US national parks charge non-US residents aged 16 and over an extra $100 per person on top of the normal entrance fee. This page holds the full list, each park's own fee, and the part almost everyone gets wrong: how the fee works when you arrive on a guided tour.

Rule in force since

January 1, 2026

NPS page last updated

July 15, 2026

Rules last verified by us

August 26, 2026

Per-park figures last verified

August 21, 2026

The two verification dates are deliberately separate: the rule pages and the individual park fee pages change at different times, and merging them would hide how old each half of the dataset is. Nothing here is estimated. Where a park prints a range, we print the range.

The 9 facts that matter

1. Fact 1

   The nonresident fee is $100 per person, charged to every non-US resident aged 16 and over, on top of the park's standard entrance fee.

   Source: National Park Service

2. Fact 2

   It applies at 11 parks only: Acadia, Bryce Canyon, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion. Every other National Park Service site is unaffected.

   Source: National Park Service

3. Fact 3

   The America the Beautiful annual pass is tiered from 1 January 2026: $80 for US residents, $250 for nonresidents. The $250 pass waives the $100 fee for the holder.

   Source: National Park Service

4. Fact 4

   From 2026, fee-free days are for US residents only. Nonresidents pay the entrance fee and the $100 fee as normal on those days.

   Source: National Park Service

5. Fact 5

   The fee applies to nonresidents arriving on a commercial tour, including tours run under a commercial use authorization — not only to those in private vehicles.

   Source: National Park Service

6. Fact 6

   The $250 nonresident annual pass covers the holder plus three additional nonresident adults aged 16 or over where fees are charged per person, including within a commercial tour group.

   Source: National Park Service

7. Fact 7

   Any valid America the Beautiful or park-specific annual pass, whatever year it was issued, covers both entrance and nonresident fees for the holder and their private-vehicle passengers, or the holder plus three additional adults where fees are per person.

   Source: National Park Service

8. Fact 8

   Children aged 15 and younger pay no entrance fee and no nonresident fee, including as part of a tour group.

   Source: National Park Service

9. Fact 9

   The fee originates in the July 2025 presidential Executive Order “Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks” and took effect on 1 January 2026.

   Source: National Park Service

The 11 parks, with each park's own entrance fee

The $100 fee is identical at all eleven. What differs is the entrance fee it sits on top of, and what a tour vehicle pays at the gate.

• AcadiaMaine

  Private vehicle

  $35

  Per person

  $20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $20 per person

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Acadia prices commercial groups per person rather than by vehicle size, so a coach here is not billed like a coach at Yellowstone.

• Bryce CanyonUtah

  Private vehicle

  $35

  Per person

  $20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $150

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Commercial mini-bus (16–25 seats) is $60.

• EvergladesFlorida

  Private vehicle

  $35

  Per person

  $20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $300

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Commercial van (7–15 seats) $125; mini-bus (16–25) $200.

• GlacierMontana

  Private vehicle

  $35

  Per person

  $20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $200

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Seasonal: winter rates apply 1 November – 30 April ($25 vehicle, $15 per person). The $100 nonresident fee does not change with the season.

• Grand CanyonArizona

  Private vehicle

  $35

  Per person

  $20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $300

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Commercial vehicles seating 1–25 pay a flat $8 per person; under-16s are exempt. The park is cashless. Applies to the National Park Service rims only — Grand Canyon West is not NPS land.

• Grand TetonWyoming

  Private vehicle

  $35

  Per person

  $20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $300

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Commercial sedan (1–6 seats) is $25 plus $20 per person.

• Rocky MountainColorado

  Private vehicle

  $30–$35

  Per person

  $15–$20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $200

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Two tiers are printed, the lower one tied to timed-entry permits. We print the range rather than pick one.

• Sequoia & Kings CanyonCalifornia

  Private vehicle

  $35

  Per person

  $20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $200

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Counted by NPS as one nonresident-fee park, not two, and one entrance fee admits you to both.

• YellowstoneWyoming, Montana, Idaho

  Private vehicle

  $35

  Per person

  $20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $300

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Snowmobile entry is $30. Commercial sedan (1–6 seats) is $20.

• YosemiteCalifornia

  Private vehicle

  $35

  Per person

  $20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $300

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Per-person entry is capped at $300 per vehicle. Under-16s are free.

• ZionUtah

  Private vehicle

  $35

  Per person

  $20

  Motor coach (26+)

  $190

  Nonresident fee

  $100 per person 16+

  Commercial van (7–15 seats) $70; mini-bus (16–25) $80.

What it costs on a guided tour — the arithmetic

This is the part missing from most coverage. The fee follows the visitor, not the vehicle, so arriving on a coach does not avoid it. But the $250 nonresident annual pass covers the holder plus three additional nonresident adults where fees are charged per person — and the National Park Service states explicitly that this includes travelling with a commercial tour group.

Two practical consequences for anyone booking a tour. First, ask the operator whether the nonresident fee is included in the ticket price — the National Park Service requires commercial operators to know how many nonresidents are aboard before reaching the gate, but it does not require them to have collected the fee from you. Second, if you already hold a valid annual pass of any vintage, bring it and say so at booking; it is honoured on its original terms.

How it works for tour operators

These are the operator-side mechanics the National Park Service documents and consumer coverage generally leaves out. They matter to travellers too, because they determine whether an operator can have settled the fee before your coach reaches the gate.

• Since June 2026, tour operators visiting any of the 11 parks can prepay commercial entrance fees and nonresident fees on Recreation.gov by buying a Commercial Site Pass.

  Source: National Park Service

• A Commercial Site Pass covers one park, one passenger manifest and specified dates. The commercial sedan rate cannot be prepaid on Recreation.gov.

  Source: National Park Service

• Commercial tour and CUA companies are expected to know how many nonresidents and nonresident pass holders are aboard before reaching the entrance station.

  Source: National Park Service

• Digital nonresident annual passes are issued to a named person who must be present with photo ID, are non-transferable, and cannot be reassigned to a different passenger on a later tour. A pass held by a tour company employee is not valid for commercial use.

  Source: National Park Service

• Commercial Site Passes and digital nonresident annual passes bought on Recreation.gov are final: there are no refunds.

  Source: National Park Service

• Road-based commercial tour CUAs pay entrance fees by vehicle size; other CUA types pay per-person entrance fees, and annual and lifetime passes are accepted for those.

  Source: National Park Service

Where the fee does not apply

Only those eleven parks charge it. The great majority of National Park Service sites are free to enter and remain unaffected, and so do fee-charging parks that are not on the list. Land that is not National Park Service land is outside the rule altogether — the Grand Canyon West Rim and Skywalk, for example, sit on Hualapai tribal land and are priced by the tribe, not by NPS. Air tours that never pass an entrance station do not incur an entrance fee either.

• how the two Grand Canyon rims differ

  one rim is inside the national park and charges this fee, the other is tribal land and does not — which changes the cost of an overseas visit

• Grand Canyon trips from Las Vegas

  West Rim trips are on Hualapai tribal land, so the NPS nonresident fee does not apply to them

• Grand Canyon air tours

  flightseeing that does not enter through a fee station avoids the entrance fee entirely

• Yosemite day trips from San Francisco

  Yosemite is a nonresident-fee park, so ask whether the fee is included

Questions we get asked

How much is the national park fee for foreign visitors in 2026?

$100 per person for every non-US resident aged 16 and over, charged in addition to the park's normal entrance fee. It applies at 11 parks, not across the whole National Park System.

Which national parks charge the $100 nonresident fee?

Acadia, Bryce Canyon, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion. No other NPS site charges it.

Do children pay the nonresident fee?

No. Children aged 15 and younger pay no entrance fee and no nonresident fee, whether they arrive in a private vehicle or with a tour group.

Is the $250 nonresident annual pass worth buying?

For one adult it pays for itself on a third park visit, and for a group of up to four nonresident adults it beats paying per person at even a single park, because it covers the holder plus three additional adults where fees are per person. For one adult visiting one park, paying the $100 is cheaper.

Does the nonresident fee apply if I book a guided tour?

Yes. The National Park Service states the fee applies to nonresidents entering as part of a commercial tour group, including tours operating under a commercial use authorization. Whether it is already included in your tour price depends on the operator, so confirm it before you travel.

Can a tour operator pay the fee in advance?

Yes. Since June 2026 operators can prepay commercial entrance fees and nonresident fees on Recreation.gov as a Commercial Site Pass, covering one park, one passenger list and set dates. The commercial sedan rate cannot be prepaid, and purchases are non-refundable.

Do fee-free days still work for international visitors?

No. From 2026, fee-free days apply to US residents only. Nonresidents pay both the entrance fee and the $100 fee on those days.

Does an older America the Beautiful pass still cover the fee?

Yes. Any valid America the Beautiful or park-specific annual pass is honoured on its original terms and covers entrance and nonresident fees for the holder and their vehicle passengers, or the holder plus three adults where fees are per person.

How is residency checked?

By photo ID at the point of use — a US passport, a state or territory driver's licence or ID, or a permanent resident card. Anyone may buy the nonresident pass.

Methodology and scope

Published so that anyone citing this dataset can state its limits accurately.

What is covered

The 11 National Park Service units that NPS names as charging the nonresident fee, and no others. The list is taken from the NPS nonresident-fees page rather than compiled by us, so it changes only when NPS changes it. Sequoia & Kings Canyon is treated as a single park because NPS counts it as one.

What counts as an entrance fee here

The standard fee to enter the park, as printed on the park's own fees page: the private-vehicle rate, the per-person walk-in or cyclist rate, and the commercial motor-coach rate. It excludes camping, timed-entry and permit reservation charges, in-park concessions, shuttles and lodging, which are separate charges and are not part of this dataset.

How nonresident charges are treated

As a separate, additive, per-person charge of $100 for non-US residents aged 16 and over, shown alongside the entrance fee rather than merged into it. It is identical at all 11 parks; what differs between parks is the entrance fee underneath it. We record it as applying to commercial-tour arrivals because NPS states that it does.

What we do not do

We do not extrapolate one park's commercial rate to another, we do not fill in a figure a park has not published, and we do not restate a changeable number as permanent. Where a park prints a range or a seasonal rate, we print the range or the season.

How often it is checked

Rule-level pages are re-read on each review cycle; per-park fee pages are re-read on the date shown in the header and whenever an NPS fee change is reported. Both dates are published on this page, separately, so you can see exactly how old each half of the dataset is. We do not display an automatic "updated today" date. The current NPS nonresident-fees page itself carries a last-updated date of 2026-07-15.

Primary sources used

The NPS nonresident-fees page, the NPS commercial-tours nonresident-fee FAQ, the NPS entrance-passes page, the NPS entrance-fee-prices index, each park's own fees page, and the July 2025 Executive Order that directed the change. Every figure and every rule on this page links to one of those.

Corrections

If a figure here disagrees with a park's own page, the park's page is correct and ours is stale. Tell us and we will correct it and record the date of the correction.