If visitors to national parks this week are curious how the government shutdown will affect a planned trip, they’ll have to show up to find out.
Unlike in past years, National Park Service sites have not issued news releases that spell out what will be open to the public and what will be closed.
The federal government largely closed down Wednesday after lawmakers in Washington failed to hammer out a funding compromise.
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The Trump administration has ordered national parks to mostly stay accessible to the public, tapping recreation fees to pay for limited staff. But many buildings will be locked down and visitors’ services stopped because at least half of the NPS workforce is on furlough.
