This week on the RV Podcast:









* Here we go again, now there is talk of another MASSIVE budget cut for the National Park Service and a proposal to turn some federal land over to the states.







* A New Survey reveals what’s #1 on the Bucket List for campers over 55







* We talk about campground LOCK FEES and why we think they are a RIPOFF!







* And in Mike & Jen’s Storytime… When Things Go Wrong: A Roadway Cautionary Tale







* All this plus the RV News of the Week and your questions coming up in Episode 546 of the RV Podcast.









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RV NEWS OF THE WEEK















Trump Wants Massive National Parks Budget Cut







President Trump's new budget plan is causing quite a stir, especially when it comes to our national parks. 







His proposal would slash the National Park Service budget by almost 25% - we're talking about cutting more than $1.2 billion from their $4.8 billion budget. And get this - he wants to hand over many parks, monuments, and historic sites to the states to manage.







Now Congress has to weigh in on this and as we’ve seen so far this year, what the administration proposes usually ends up being modified, changed or abandoned after a bunch of political wrangling.







Still, this is NOT good news for our National Parks.







And as you can imagine, conservation groups are absolutely livid about this. Theresa Pierno from the National Parks Conservation Association didn't mince words, calling it "an all-out assault on America's national parks." She thinks it's the most extreme budget proposal for the Park Service in its entire 109-year history.







This comes after the Department of Governmental Efficiency already ordered staff cuts, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum had floated some concerning plans of his own. Park advocates are really worried about what all this means for the future of these treasured public lands.







But just so you know, this whole budget thing is really just getting started. What Trump's put forward is basically a wish list that shows what his administration cares about, but it's far from a done deal.







Again, Congress has the final say on the budget, and it'll need to approve whatever eventually becomes law. We should get more details when the administration shares their complete budget request with Congress sometime later this month.







If these cuts actually happened, they'd be the biggest the National Park Service has ever faced, and here's something pretty unprecedented - it's the first time any president has suggested transferring national park sites to state control and removing them from the national system. That's not something a president can just do, though - it would likely need Congress to pass a law making it happen.







So there's a long road ahead before any of this might become reality. The proposal is just the first step in what will be months of negotiation and debate.







Bottom line for RVers… travel on. Right now, this is just political noise and won't have any effect on your National Park travel plans this year.







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