Staring up at towering red rocks, Julie Maager and Kate Mueller felt fortunate on Friday. Just a few weeks ago, the two ...

America's national parks — partially open despite the government shutdown — have become playgrounds for unsupervised visitors ...

Zion National Park hikers hoping to beat the crowds on park trails wait their tun in line to catch a free shuttle at first light in 2021. Every bus leaving the Zion Canyon Visitor's Center in the ...

National park groups weigh in on how and whether to visit the national parks during the government shutdown, and the impacts the shutdown is having on U.S. national parks.

People stand near an entrance to Zion National Park, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Springdale, Utah. (AP Photo/John Locher) NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of ...

A visitor found graffiti and toilet paper on a popular trail near one of the park’s iconic geologic formations ...

Yosemite National Park is open during the government shutdown, but with limited services.Apu Gomes/Getty Images Many national parks are open during the government shutdown, including Yellowstone and ...

A recent announcement by the federal government could bring coal development to Southern Utah's public lands, including tracts adjacent to national parks.

With federal funds largely on hold during the government shutdown, a number of national parks have tapped alternative sources of funding to keep sites open. The National Park Service’s contingency ...

Fans of the great outdoors can breathe a sigh of relief. Though operations of "non-essential" government agencies, including the National Park Service, have been put on an indefinite hold, access to ...

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah ( ABC4) — A new employee wellness fund is supporting Zion National Park employees amidst the government shutdown. Zion Forever Project and the Sun-Blaney Family have announced ...

NEW YORK — Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Wednesday morning with no immediate signs of the government shutdown that is triggering the furlough of ...