National Parks Update: Full List of ‘Patriotic Fee-Free Days’ in 2026

The dates mark key federal holidays and occasions such as Trump’s birthday and the 110th anniversary of the National Park ...
The Denver Post

Trump is setting up our National Parks for failure — to be sold or taken over by private interests (Opinion)

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For over a month, the longest government shutdown in American history has left our national parks in free fall. When the shutdown began in October, the ...
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National Park Service workers urge closure of parks

Nearly 500 National Park Service workers are calling on the Trump Administration to shut down the country's national parks. House cleaner shot dead after showing up at wrong address in Indiana Chris ...
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Former NPS employees want to close National Parks

Over 450 employees are asking the interior secretary to close National Parks. Democrats Launch Investigation Into Trump’s ‘Theft’ Of $230 Million In Taxpayer Money Warren Buffett suggests all parents ...
The Hill

Planned Trump staffing cuts loom over National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife, Land Management

Cuts to the federal agencies that manage national parks, science and public lands are expected to result in firings across the West, Southeast and Great Lakes, among other places, Trump administration ...
USA Today

National park communities may lose millions each day during the shutdown

A government shutdown has caused National Parks to operate with reduced staff, impacting nearby businesses. Gateway communities near national parks risk losing up to $80 million in visitor spending ...
Wall Street Journal

National Parks at the Expense of Native Americans

On this episode of Free Expression, Gerry Baker talks with Nigel Biggar, author of “Reparations: Slavery and the Tyranny of Imaginary Guilt.” They discuss Lord Biggar’s experiences in the “culture ...
The Denver Post

Utah funding its national parks; Colorado waiting to see if that will be necessary here, Polis says

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... While some other states are providing funds to keep their national parks open during the federal government shutdown, the Polis Administration so far is ...
Wall Street Journal

Messy Toilets and Closed Parking: Shutdown Mars Trips to National Parks

SAN FRANCISCO—A closed national park is strange. A closed-ish one is even stranger. This week, Ted and Dee Montoya drove about an hour from their East Bay suburb to take four grandchildren to Baker ...
E&E

National parks open during shutdown are losing money while spending it

The parks can’t collect fees even as they tap those funds to stay open, one of several complications for the National Park Service as the government remains shut down. It’s not clear how long national ...
The Greenville News

Services at SC national parks limited due to government shutdown. What's still accessible?

A government shutdown may limit services at National Park Service locations, though parks will remain as accessible as possible. Some essential staff, like law enforcement and emergency response, will ...
The Desert Sun

As shutdown continues, these closures at national parks in CA may affect your trip

Several National Parks in California are facing facility and area closures as the federal government shutdown continues on Monday, Oct. 6. That’s according to alerts from the National Park Service, ...