National Parks will largely remain open as government shuts down
A “National Park Service Contingency Plan” dated September 2025 and obtained by Mountain Journal stated that “park roads, lookouts, trails and open-air memorials will generally remain accessible to visitors” during the shutdown.
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3 developments- Sep 27, 2025Only center coverage:Former national park superintendents urge Trump administration to close parks in case of shutdown
- Sep 30, 2025Only right-leaning coverage:US national park staff fear turmoil as shutdown looms
- Oct 1, 2025How national parks are preparing to handle federal shutdown
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Quiet for 364 daysLast development · Oct 1, 2025 — How national parks are preparing to handle federal shutdown
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7 viewpointsThe uncertainty around national parks and their neighbors in the shutdown
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