Trump Admin Pushes Private Road Plan for Yosemite via Land Swap

The Trump administration is quietly pursuing a land exchange that would cede a quarter-mile strip of Yosemite National Park to Kingsbarn Realty Capital in exchange for land of equal value elsewhere in California, potentially enabling a private road to an adjacent 83-acre development. Backed by Interior Department leadership, the plan would break with a long-standing park-preservation precedent and faces opposition from California politicians and conservation groups. No final decision has been made and any exchange would require environmental review and public involvement.