Morrisey, West Virginia Tourism Plan to Keep State's National Parks Open Amid Government Shutdown

Morrisey announces West Virginia will be first in nation to reopen National Parks amid shutdown

Governor Patrick Morrisey announced today that West Virginia has received a signed donor agreement from the National Park Service to fully reopen.

Could federal shutdown affect hunting, fishing, other outdoors activities?

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) -- Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina are home to more than two million acres of national forests, national parks, and other federally-controlled public lands. That raises the question: "What impact will the federal shutdown have on people who hunt, fish, hike, trap, boat, or do any other outdoors activity within the confines of those resources?" The answer: Not much, at least in the short term. If you hav…

Governor Morrisey works to reopen West Virginia’s national parks during government shutdown

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) -- Despite the federal government shutdown, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that he signed an agreement to reopen West Virginia's national parks. According to a press release, a donation agreement was signed by Governor Morrisey on Thursday, October 2, 2025, to keep West Virginia's national parks running, even with the federal government shutdown. The park visitor centers are expected to reopen in the upcoming days, and…

Morrisey, West Virginia Tourism plan to keep state's national parks open amid government shutdown

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey says he and West Virginia Tourism are working with the Trump Administration to keep West Virginia's national parks open during the government shutdown. The governor says that due to the shutdown, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park visitor centers have closed, and Harpers Ferry has stopped its public transportation. Morrisey a…

West Virginia Governor works with Trump Administration to reopen states national parks during government shutdown

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has signed an agreement to fund operations at the state's national parks during the ongoing federal government shutdown. The shutdown has led to the closure of visitor centers and suspension of public transportation at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Under the new agreement, the state will cover costs to reopen these services temporarily. The National Park Service must still giv…

WV National Parks will reopen amid government shutdown, Morrisey says

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — While many parts of the federal government are frozen or discontinued amid the most recent shutdown, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that he's struck a deal to keep the Mountain State's National Parks up and running. In a release put out Thursday, Morrisey said that he has signed a "donation agreement" to restore services at the New River Gorge and Harpers Ferry that were lost when the government shut…