Trump administration plans to sell sliver of Yosemite to private company: Report

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The Trump administration is pursuing a deal to give a small sliver of land in Yosemite National Park to a private company for development, according to a report.

Four people familiar with the matter told NOTUS that the Trump administration has been trying to arrange a land exchange between the federal government and a Nevada-based company since Spring 2025, a move that would include handing over a tiny parcel of Yosemite to the private company. The move was noted as unparalleled — National Parks had previously sought only to expand their territory, rather than subtract from it.

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