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These Are The U.S. National Parks You Can Still Visit During The Shutdown
Old Faithful's still clocking in during the shutdown.
The National Parks Service (NPS) offices are closed due to the federal government shutdown. However, while their staff may be furloughed, and their offices are inactive, many of the parks themselves remain partially opened. This typically means that access roads and trails are open, while comforts like campgrounds, restrooms, trash facilities, and restaurants are indefinitely shuttered.
Some state governments, like Utah, are funding the national parks located within their borders to that facilities stay open and attractions like Angel’s Landing at Zion National Park can continue to inspire onlookers. In any case, whether or not NPS’s parks are open, the agency’s API is still running. We’re keeping an eye on the current status of all the parks—details provided are based on the NPS alert system’s language.
So, if you’re keen to go on a hike during the government shutdown, remember: be safe, leave no trace, and, check out our list below before you go.
These national parks are open:
- Biscayne
- Bryce Canyon
- Capitol Reef
- Congaree
- Dry Tortugas
- Everglades
- Gateway Arch
- Haleakalā
- Hot Springs
- Kobuk Valley
- Saguaro
- Voyageurs
- Wind Cave
- Yellowstone
These parks are either closed or partially closed:
- Acadia
- Arches
- Badlands
- Big Bend
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison
- Canyonlands
- Carlsbad Caverns
- Channel Islands
- Crater Lake
- Cuyahoga Valley
- Death Valley
- Denali
- Glacier Bay
- Glacier
- Grand Canyon
- Grand Teton
- Great Basin
- Great Sand Dunes
- Great Smoky Mountains
- Guadalupe Mountains
- Hawai'i Volcanoes
- Isle Royale
- Joshua Tree
- Katmai
- Kenai Fjords
- Lake Clark
- Lassen Volcanic
- Mammoth Cave
- Mesa Verde
- Mount Rainier
- National Parks of New York Harbor
- North Cascades
- Olympic
- Petrified Forest
- Pinnacles
- Rocky Mountain
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon
- Shenandoah
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Virgin Islands
- Wolf Trap
- Wrangell - St Elias
- Yosemite
- Zion
Data: Based on the National Parks Service alerts.