Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer NYT > Top Stories By: Shawn Hubler and Maxine Joselow 29 August 2026 at 00:50 The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed. © Mike Kai Chen for The New York TimesVisitors walk through Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park.