National parks will remain ‘generally’ open during the shutdown, but Liberty Bell doors are closed

National Parks Partially Open During Government Shutdown: What to Know

The National Park Service’s 474 national monuments, memorials, and parks remain reliant on skeleton crews in the wake of the federal government shutdown. Operational capacity of each site’s staff was reduced to an absolute minimum after thousands of employees were furloughed. Information centers remained shuttered, the issuing of permits was suspended, and even trash pickup and restroom maintenance were put on hold. In a published contingency pl…

Government shutdown closes National Park Service properties in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The federal government shutdown has already affected Indiana’s National Park Service properties. The NPS has three locations in Indiana: Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in Vincennes and the Lincoln Boyhood Home National Memorial in Spencer County. An automated phone message at Indiana Dunes indicated that park is closed. A phone message at George Rogers Clark NHP indicated…

How Acadia, other national parks are impacted by government shutdown

The National Park Service (NPS) plans to furlough about two-thirds of its employees as a result of the government shutdown, but the agency also plans to keep parks largely open to visitors. Acadia National Park in Maine is one of the 10 most-visited national parks in the United States.

How the Government Shutdown Will Affect National Parks

If you’ve been planning a national park trip, the government shutdown likely won’t keep you from hitting the trails—at least for the time being. But with thousands of National Parks Service (NPS) employees expected to be furloughed, a number of park buildings and indoor attractions are set to close and former officials have warned that leaving other sites open will pose serious risks to the public, the parks themselves, and the wildlife living w…

Utah moves to keep parks and services open as federal shutdown takes hold

A federal government shutdown began October 1, after Congress failed to enact full-year fund­ing, triggering furloughs of nonessential workers, halting many federal programs and creating uncertainty across the country.In Utah, fallout is sharp­ly felt in towns dependent on national-park tourism, especially in southern counties. In Kane County and Kanab, where tourism supports lodging, guides and ancillary services, local leaders warn of rev­enue…

National parks will remain "generally" open during the shutdown, but Maroon Bells access appears day-to-day

By Joseph Frederick, Matthew Brown and Susan Montoya Brown, The Associated Press and Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun NEW YORK — Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Wednesday morning with no immediate signs of the government shutdown that is triggering the furlough of about two-thirds of National Park Service employees. But in Philadelphia, the nation’s birthplace, tourists enjoying a crisp fall morning …