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Two employees of the National Park Service oversee 500 miles of trails in the 198,000-acre Shenandoah National Park, which straddles the Blue Ridge Mountains and covers parts of eight counties.
Currently, all national park visitors are subject to the same entry fee structure, but the Trump administration wants to charge foreign tourists more.
President Trump ordered the Department of the Interior to look at raising revenue at national parks by increasing entry fees for foreign tourists.
A staggering percentage of the National Park Service's permanent workforce has been lost during the first months of the second Trump administration.
The visitors who trek to America’s national parks are already noticing the changes, just months after President Donald Trump took office.
As budget cuts and staff reductions continue across the federal government, some are concerned about the future of national parks, including those in the mid-Atlantic region.
The best way to explore the wonders of a national park is on foot. But among the dozens of national parks across the country, which ones are the best for hiking?
National Park Service sites are also being told to identify “any public monuments, memorials” and the like that have been altered from Jan, 1, 2020, through May 20, 2025, according to the memo.
China has already opened five national parks, totaling 57 million acres. Collectively, the parks span alpine peaks, tropical rainforests, remote glaciers, vast deserts, and high-altitude wetlands.
China plans to overtake the United States by building the world’s largest national park system, a network of wilderness bigger than Texas. Although China only created its first national park ...
In just the first four months of 2025, national parks coverage already accounts for 12% of all traffic this year to SFGATE.com.
The risk of a public backlash against Trump if conditions at the national parks prove unpleasant for visitors this summer is significant.