State Provides Funds to Keep Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Centers Open

State of Colorado funds services as frustration over federal shutdown grows

DENVER (KDVR) - The shutdown of the federal government continues. Services nationwide are starting to feel the impact. Here at home in Colorado, the state is stepping up to fill the gap. But how long will it do that?There's still no clear path to a solution in Congress. Colorado may be gearing up to keep things running, at least for now. "It's just unfathomable, the chaos, the dysfunction, the inability to come together to address the needs of t…

Colorado pays to keep visitor centers at Rocky Mountain National Park open amid shutdown

Meanwhile, visitor centers at Colorado’s three other national parks are closed or have limited services amid the federal government shutdown

Colorado funds Rocky Mountain National Park visitor centers amid government shutdown

Colorado has directed state funds to Rocky Mountain National Park to reopen two visitor centers after federal funding lapsed amid the ongoing government shutdown, state officials announced Thursday. The state’s Department of Natural Resources and the Colorado Tourism Office, a division of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, are splitting the bill of $3,200 per day to run the visitor centers, according to a news release fr…

Colorado using state funds to keep Rocky Mountain National Park visitor centers open

State agencies are paying to keep two Rocky Mountain National Park visitor centers open through Oct. 31 if the federal government shutdown continues.

State provides funds to keep Rocky Mountain National Park visitor centers open

The State of Colorado announced they are providing funds to keep two visitor centers open at Rocky Mountain National Park during the government shutdown.

Colorado pays to keep Rocky Mountain National Park visitor centers open

Colorado is picking up the tab to keep two visitor centers of the Rocky Mountain National Park, a key economic driver for the state, open as the federal shutdown entered its third week. The state will pay $3,200 per day to keep the Beaver Meadows and Kawuneeche visitor centers operating starting on Oct. 24. The […]