Trump administration plans to sell sliver of Yosemite National Park
The trump administration is reportedly negotiating a deal to transfer a small piece of land within Yosemite National Park to a private company for development purposes. According to sources, this effort has been ongoing since Spring 2025 and involves a land exchange between the federal government and a Nevada-based firm, which would result in giving a tiny parcel of Yosemite away-a move that is unprecedented since national parks typically only expand. Even though federal regulations require land exchanges to be of equivalent value, this type of transfer-especially involving national park land-is highly unusual and has not been kept secretive. The National Park Service has stated that no final decision has been made and emphasized that any future deal would follow legal procedures, including environmental reviews and public notification. The origin of this plan traces back to CEO jeff Pori of Kingsbarn Realty Capital,who has long envisioned building a short private road connecting his property to the park,which would involve ceding a quarter-mile of park land-a departure from typical practices. The process has been complex and prolonged, involving regular meetings with real estate firms, due to the unprecedented nature and regulatory hurdles of such a land exchange.
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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Federal government regulations hold that any land given to a private company must be exchanged for land of equivalent value, but this hasn’t previously involved giving away National Park land. The deals also haven’t been as secretive as this one.
The National Park Service said “no final decisions have been made on the matter,” but stressed that any deal “would be subject to all applicable federal laws, regulations, and Departmental policies, including required environmental review and public notification processes.”
“If a proposal advances, the [Interior] Department would follow established procedures to ensure appropriate coordination, transparency, and public involvement, consistent with federal law,” the spokesperson told the outlet.
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NOTUS reported that staff at the National Park Service have had meetings with real-estate developer and investment firm Kingsbarn Realty Capital every few weeks on orders from their superiors. The process has dragged on due to the unprecedented nature of the plan and the extensive regulations governing such a deal. The need for a land exchange of equal value requires the appraisal of Yosemite land, an extraordinarily difficult process.
The origin of the deal lies in a decades-old plan by Jeff Pori, the CEO of Kingsbarn Realty Capital, to build a short private road connecting his property to a thoroughfare of the park. The deal would only cede a quarter-mile strip of the park, but would break with a long precedent.
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