Yosemite, Other National Parks to Remain Partially Open, Understaffed Amid Shutdown

State parks dupes for US national parks - The Points Guy

From Acadia's rocky shores to Zion's slot canyons, U.S. national parks are the crown jewels of national conservation. But they are also getting more crowded. In 2024, the National Park Service set a record with nearly 332 million recreational visitors, up 6.3 million from the previous year.Those crowds could be even harder to navigate this fall during the federal government shutdown.NPS says open-air sites will remain "as accessible as possible …

Yosemite National Park remains partially open during shutdown, most employees furloughed

More than half of all National Park Service employees are now furloughed, but Yosemite National Park itself remains partially open.

Government shutdown: List of what Bay Area national parks, tourist attractions are open and closed

The U.S. government is shut down Wednesday after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill by the midnight deadline, and it's having a big impact on national parks and more in the Bay Area. Here's what is open and closed:

Yosemite National Park stays open, even as government shutdown forces worker furloughs

The beauty of Yosemite remains open to the public, but behind the scenes, a government shutdown is making its mark.According to sources, multiple Yosemite Natio

Yosemite, other national parks to stay partially open, but with programs and services limited during shutdown

Yosemite and other national parks across California and the rest of the United States remained open Wednesday, the first day of the federal government shutdown, but with limited services, staff and programs. Under a contingency plan released by the Trump administration for national parks, 64% of the roughly 14,500 employees at America’s 433 national parks were sent home without pay. Law enforcement rangers, firefighters, people who operate power…

Yosemite, other national parks to remain partially open, understaffed amid shutdown

Yosemite and other national parks will remain partially open with skeleton crews during the government shutdown, according to a National Park Service contingency plan, a move the National Parks Conservation Association says could cause irreparable damage to the parks.