While national parks remain open during a government shutdown, the public is not encouraged to visit them, the National Park Service says. The Merced River is pictured on June 18 at California's ...

Hard-right Republicans who represent a sliver of the U.S. are set to send the entire country into a federal government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1.

A federal shutdown could end up being bad news for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, people who rely on government assistance to pay for food, and those with a trip planned to one of the ...

Utah and Arizona will pay to keep national parks open if federal government shutdown occurs By: Anita Snow, The Associated Press Posted: 3:33 PM CDT Thursday, Sep. 28, 2023 Last Modified: 9:23 PM ...

With the government facing a potential shutdown, here's what could happen to the national parks. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America U.S. Politics Sports ...

The last government shutdown lasted 35 days between December 2018 and January 2019. During that time, the national parks took a hit. Some closed completely, while others remained open, temporarily ...

When a possible government shutdown loomed over the U.S. in 2023, the Department of Interior said all national parks would be closed "completely to public access," the agency said in a press ...

The U.S. government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 if lawmakers don't pass a continuing resolution or a federal budget by Sept. 30. ... National parks to close if government shuts down.

We remain hopeful that Congress will act to fund the government. Access and visitor services would be available on Sunday, Oct. 1. Beginning Monday, Oct. 2, all national parks would close, and ...

Amenities at the national parks, such as visitor centers, campgrounds, research centers, and museums, will be forced to close due to the government shutdown, as well. Closing national parks could ...

National parks collectively could lose nearly 1 million visitors daily during a shutdown, and gateway communities could lose as much as $70 million, the conservation association said.