Park Defends Entrance Fee For Visiting ‘Wild Boars’ Cave

[Skipalongcassidy]

14 hours ago, off road pat said:

Hm,...Yellowstone is a huge park and you can get there by car as you said. I'm sure it's worth it's 800 baht !!!

And if you are so taken as to have to see a cave where people were trapped then pay the price...you can choose not to go.

[Wrwest]

On 12/20/2023 at 7:06 AM, Skipalongcassidy said:

Except you conveniently forget that state citizens of surrounding states get discounts... I lived in Idaho and could go to yellowstone free.

Sorry, did not conveniently forget. I did not know that US National Parks allow free admissions to residents of surrounding states. Wonder if this holds true of all US National Parks these days. I do not recall free admissions as a resident of New Jersey or later, Kentucky. just found this. I never stop learning. 

Across the entire National Park Service, which includes 425 units, only 109 charge an entrance fee. Nearly all have a park-specific annual pass, ranging from $35 to $70. Many also have fees per vehicle, person or motorcycle that vary from $5 to $35.Oct 14, 2023

 

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[impulse]

On 12/19/2023 at 6:00 PM, digger70 said:

Do they have a different price for locals and tourists?

Yellowstone, no.  It's federal.

 

But Wyoming state parks charge less if your car has Wyoming plates.  Something about already supporting the park by paying taxes in the state.  And, I suspect, a little bit of what the market will bear.  Tourists will pay more.