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- ↑ David, Mark. "New fee-free day designated for national parks, federal lands". powelltribune.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "Free Entrance Days in the National Parks". nps.gov. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ Elliot, Christopher. "National Parks Pass: The best $80 you'll ever spend". usatoday.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ Scott, Douglas (12 November 2017). "Seven Reasons Why You Should Buy an America the Beautiful Pass". outdoor-society.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "America the Beautiful Passes". parksandpoints.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ Webb, Ted. "5 Benefits of an America The Beautiful Pass". nationalparkwanderlust.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- 1 2 "National Park Service Proposes Targeted Fee Increases at Parks to Address Maintenance Backlog 2 - Office of Communications (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Americans tell Interior to take a hike over proposed National Park fee increase". The Know. April 2, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- 1 2 "More Expensive National Parks May Threaten Access to Nature". October 25, 2017. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- 1 2 Fears, Darryl (April 12, 2018). "Public outrage forces Interior to scrap massive increase in park entry fees". The Washington Post . ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ↑ "National Park Service Announces Plan to Address Infrastructure Needs & Improve Visitor Experience - Office of Communications (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Lummis Introduces Bill to Require National Parks to Accept Cash » Senator Cynthia Lummis". Senator Cynthia Lummis. September 21, 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ↑ Hauser, Christine (March 21, 2024). "U.S. Park Service Says to Leave Your Cash at Home, but Some Object". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ↑ Lin, Summer (20 March 2024). "The National Park Service will only take plastic at its parks. Three visitors are suing to use cash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ↑ Golder, Dave (18 March 2024). "Irate visitors sue National Park Service over cashless entrance fees". Yahoo Life. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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