"Executive orders limiting off-road vehicle access to federal lands signed decades ago by Presidents Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter have been revoked by President Donald Trump, drawing concerns over possible impacts to Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands and perhaps some in the National Park System.
Trump, however, in his executive order issued Friday evening said his predecessors' actions were overly burdensome and no longer needed today thanks to technological advances. The Republican also said the two orders impeded resource development and extraction from federal lands.
"These vague, subjective criteria often result in barriers to energy and timber production and utility maintenance, permit delays, and de facto bans on hiking and other forms of recreation that require accessing remote areas, all while doing little to benefit multiple use of Federal lands," wrote Trump."
Kurt Repanshek reports for National Parks Traveler May 30, 2026.
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"Trump Lifts Restrictions on Off-Road Vehicles on Public Lands" (New York Times)
