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Around The Shutdown: Which National Parks Are Open Today?

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The trails through Bryce Canyon National Park are open once again thanks to funding from the state of Utah. Kurt Repanshek photo.

Wondering which national parks have been able to reopen with state funding? Here's a list, as of October 14, and the dates the parks are to remain open...barring some resolution in Washington or more funding from the states.

You'll also discover that the websites of these parks are back online.

* Arches National Park (Utah, open October 11-20)

* Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah, open October 11-20)

* Canyonlands National Park (Utah, open October 11-20)

* Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, open October 11-20)

* Cedar Breaks National Monument (Utah, open October 11-20)

* Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Utah, open October 11-20)

* Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, open October 11-20)

* Zion National Park (Utah, open October 11-20)

* Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado, open October 11-20)

* Statue of Liberty National Monument (New York, open October 12-17)

* Mount Rushmore National Memorial (South Dakota, open October 14-23)

* Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona, open October 12-18)

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EXCELLENT post, Ron Mackie.

But it will fall on deaf ears.


Jarvis testified in the Committee hearing that Claude Moore Colonial Farm was receiving $100k a year from NPS.

http://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/10_16_13_cmc_farmstestimony.pdf

$394,000 FY2010-FY2013 from NPS to Claude Moore for maintenance


Sara - dollars for maintainance aren't dollars for operations. The farm can operate on a short term basis and defer the maintenance.


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