Making America Beautiful Again By Improving Our National Parks

The policy directs added foreign-visitor revenue toward park infrastructure, access, and capacity while giving U.S. residents preference under certain recreation rules.

What the order does ​

• Directs the Interior Department to develop higher national park entrance and recreation-pass prices for nonresidents.
• Requires increased fee revenue to improve federal recreation infrastructure, enjoyment, or access.
• Directs Interior and Agriculture to improve national park services and affordability for U.S. residents.
• Calls for international tourism promotion, including visits to underused parks and outdoor recreation areas.
• Orders action on the National Park Service maintenance backlog, infrastructure investment, and visitor capacity.
• Requires review and possible repeal of rules that unnecessarily restrict recreation, with special scrutiny of prior-administration restrictions.
• Directs preferential treatment for U.S. residents in remaining access, permit, and lottery rules where legally allowed.

Who it affects ​

• Foreign tourists buying entrance passes or recreation passes for federal sites.
• U.S. residents visiting national parks and seeking permits or lottery-based access.
• National Park Service operations and federal recreation areas receiving increased fee revenue.

Context ​

The order revokes a 2017 presidential memorandum promoting diversity and inclusion across national parks, forests, and other public lands and waters.