Great American Outdoors Act National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Newsroom

Yosemite National Park’s popular Crane Flat Campground is welcoming visitors for the first time in four years thanks to a $9.8 million investment from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The funding enabled the long-needed modernization of a campground that had not seen upgrades since 1962.

This project will repair and seismically strengthen the concrete wharf on Alcatraz Island, a contributing feature of the Alcatraz Island National Historic Landmark District, with funding from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). Work will repair the historic, steel-cased concrete piles, concrete beams, and concrete slabs, all of which are in fair to poor condition with varying degrees of damage. Two new seismic resisting elements will improve the ability to withstand the demands of its location in the San Francisco Bay.

Death Valley National Park's two largest water systems and its largest wastewater treatment system is receiving a major overhaul with funding from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA).

Two of the most visited historic structures in Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park have been restored with funding from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund.

Major improvements to the Bureau of Land Management-administered Gooseberry Badlands Scenic Overlook Trail west of Worland, Wyoming, are complete. The project, funded by the Great American Outdoors Act, improves public access to the colorful desert, cliffs, hoodoos and pedestals of the Gooseberry Badlands.

This summer, Hampton National Historic Site will begin to rehabilitate many of its significant historic structures with funding from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund. The restoration of the buildings and historic landscape will increase the park's ability to share the complex history of Hampton and the enslaved, indentured, and free people who lived and labored there.

Closed to the public in 2018 due to structural and mold issues, the Texas White House is now in the midst of a multi-year rehabilitation project, funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund and other sources.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is receiving approximately $75 million in Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Funding for major road and safety improvements along the park’s corridor in Roanoke, Va.

The completion of a $6 million project at Saratoga National Historical Park stands as an example of how the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) is making an impact. This ambitious initiative marks a milestone in preserving Americas historical landscapes and immersing visitors in our country's rich history.

The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund is the driving force behind improvements to one of the National Park Service’s most iconic and popular roads. The $15 million, 18-month Skyline Drive preservation project repaired and restored 56 miles and 19 overlooks of the national historic landmark and national scenic byway that runs along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park.