Executive Order 14314: Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks

What does Executive Order 14314 do?

The text directs Interior/NPS to review and adjust entrance fees, and Interior to prioritize maintenance and visitor access.

Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: Interior described a completed public request for information on powered micromobility in parks as part of implementing this order. Official source. The cited steps do not establish every downstream effect.

Reading the operative provisions of Executive Order 14314

EO 14314 directs Interior and the National Park Service to improve park maintenance and visitor access, review entrance fees and consider preferential treatment for U.S. residents where lawful. The Federal Register text of EO 14314 sets a management agenda; it does not itself set every park’s fee schedule or guarantee that deferred maintenance will be completed.

National parks vary widely in infrastructure, visitation and operating costs. Entrance fees are governed by federal law and agency policy, and revenue may be restricted to park purposes. A resident discount, if adopted, would need a clear method to verify eligibility and a lawful fee schedule. Maintenance work also competes for appropriations and must be prioritized by safety, resource condition and visitor demand.

A review or proposed fee change is not the same as an effective price at the gate. Visitors should check the current NPS fee page for the park and date of travel. To judge the order’s impact, examine final fee notices, construction and repair records, visitor counts and maintenance backlogs. Better access should be measured alongside protection of natural and historic resources, since a rise in visitation can also increase wear and operating costs.