The federal government is looking for National Park Service visitor feedback from people who visit the parks—including RVers—about how it can make their experience better. They’re looking for ideas on making services more efficient, easier to use, and more enjoyable for everyone. From campgrounds and dump stations to visitor centers and other park amenities, here’s your shot at commenting on what you feel needs improving.
The request is part of Executive Order 14314, “Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks.” It directs the Department of the Interior to enhance services for U.S. residents visiting national parks.
National Park Service visitor feedback “will help us improve”
“We’re inviting those who know our parks best—our visitors—to share their experiences,” said Kevin Lilly, Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. “Your input will help us improve operations and make visits more enjoyable for everyone.”
RVers in particular could provide examples from their travels, whether they explain how easy it is to find hookups, manage waste, or check in at campgrounds. Your feedback will help the NPS identify practical improvements that make the parks more welcoming and accessible for all.
Limited comment period – and the fine print
The Park Service will accept comments from September 9 through October 9, 2025. Sad to say, submitting your suggestions is a tad complicated. Here’s the official “government speak” on how you can speak up:
“Interested persons should submit ideas for improving visitor services in parks via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions for submitting comments to NPS-2025-0037, which is the docket established for this RFI.”
And a little bit more of a heads-up. First, your thoughts can be made, but may not necessarily be acted on. There’s a given: “While responses to this RFI do not bind the NPS to any further actions related to the responses….” But if privacy and security is a concern, note this: “All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.”
Here’s another way to make your thoughts known
Want to make your thoughts known without giving away your personal information? If interest is big enough, we’ll publish your thoughts on possible improvements in an upcoming issue of rvtravel.com. We’ll post your feedback with your first name and last initial only. Email us at Russ(at)rvtravel.com.
Source: National Park Service news release
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Submitting a comment wasn’t hard.
An Executive order Making America Beautiful Again? I like it!
Thank you for the notification, Russ and Tina! I am sure that those here who visit national parks will respond here or to the portal. Have a great week and safe travels!
The portal sounds exactly like the one the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission uses to gather inputs from the public on proposals by the various utilities serving the state…right down to the warning that IF one provides personal info in their comments, it will be shown. In other words, they aren’t filtering what a commenter writes.
I have used the process and it’s very easy, provided one has the docket #.
My comment? Have someone other than Booz Allen Hamilton run recreation.gov.
I’m afraid I lack the imagination to understand why a company labeled “The World’s Most Profitable Spy Organization” is contracted by the government to make campsite reservations but there’s a reason.
Since Booz Allen created this site at no cost to the Government I don’t understand your condemnation of a truly outstanding company. Your Booz Allen label is so far from any truth it’s laughable
First off, it’s not my label, Bloomberg gave them that as referenced in the link.
Second, Booz Allen profits extensively off the recreation.gov transactions that prioritize income over actual occupancy. That is not laughable, it is disgraceful. Their incompetent incursion into campground fee collection is the reason why so many “sold out” campgrounds have unoccupied sites.
If they were managing an airline reservation system, the plane would be empty, they’d be rich and the airline bankrupt.
Lastly, you might want to research your “truly outstanding” company and their $377M fraudulent billing settlement that we the taxpayers got to bear.
It would appear one could enter comments as noted and NOT put in any personal information you don’t want published! I applaud the park service for wanting input on efficiency and improvement as well as saving taxpayer money in operations; without a loss of services There is a lot of successful corporate talent visiting parks which could be tapped to our benefit. Call it Park Greed! Or Return on Investment (ROI).
The first thought that comes to me is reservations. If people do not show up the first night and do not call with a reason their reservation camp site is opened to first come first gets it. No refund, new camper pays for their nights it is more money into the system. It is so aggravating when you work so hard to get a site but then see sites open the whole week with a reserved sign on it and no one shows up.