People gather at Glacier Point to watch the sun set over Half Dome in Yosemite National Park on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

The Trump administration recently announced that controversial new national park fees for international visitors have raised more than $20 million in the past six months. 

According to the Department of the Interior, the combination of nonresident annual park passes and additional per-person fees for international visitors at 11 national parks have raised $22.5 million since Jan. 1. The fee increases mean that international visitors must pay $250, rather than $80, for an annual America the Beautiful Pass, and pay a $100 per person surcharge at the busiest parks.   

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The Department of the Interior didn’t share a park-by-park breakdown of the revenue with SFGATE, or answer questions about what the money will be used for. A National Park Service website says about 80% of all entrance fees stay in the park where they were........

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