• Parks Unite Us
    Parks are a community superpower

    Now more than ever, parks unite us, connecting us to the outdoors, to our neighborhoods, and to the world. Now it's up to us to unite for parks.


  • Two hikers explore the Zion Narrows trail on the Simon Gulch Property in Zion National Park, UT.
    Every day, 6,000 acres of open space are lost to development

    Take a stand for public land on National Public Lands Day.

    Photo: Mike Schirf
  • Victory for public lands
    Victory for public lands!

    The Great American Outdoors Act is now law.


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    Family photo day in Chattanooga park

    We see you. You belong here.


  • Sun shines on a valley viewed from a mountainside
    The little town that could

    When climate change drove a beloved ski resort to shutter, locals took matters—and the mountain—into their own hands.

    Photo: Jerry and Marcy Monkman

The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.

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The park access solution that's hiding in plain sight

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Help ensure everyone has access to the outdoors. Every park we create, schoolyard we transform, trail we extend, and landscape we protect is thanks to supporters like you. Join us today.

The Heat is On

The Heat is On
With temperatures rising and quality parks too few and far between, communities of color face a dangerous disparity

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Help keep our public lands in public hands.

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