Washington, DC – Today, the Trump Administration released its budget plan for 2026, which would gut the National Park Service, jeopardizing the protection, maintenance and operation of our more than 430 national parks across the country. The administration’s budget calls for a cut of more than $1 billion to the National Park Service that if enacted would be the largest cut in the Park Service’s 109-year history. The budget also proposes turning some national park sites over to states and removing them from the National Park System, a move that has never before been proposed by a president.

Cuts of this magnitude would devastate our national parks, further pushing them into a financial hole. This proposal comes just after a record-breaking 2024, when the Park Service logged 331,863,358 visits. Despite their soaring popularity and the economic and cultural value they provide, the administration continues to systematically dismantle the Park Service—freezing hiring, forcing resignations, eliminating purchasing ability, canceling leases and banning travel. And with a major workforce reduction still looming, the worst is yet to come.