National parks across the United States could be affected by an impending federal government shutdown on Sunday morning, potentially costing the National Park Service and local towns millions of ...

Past shutdowns have inflicted extensive damage on parks and surrounding communities, regardless of whether the sites were shuttered.

National parks collectively could lose nearly 1 million visitors daily during a shutdown, and gateway communities could lose as much as $70 million, the conservation association said.

For example, the parks completely shut down for some time during a 2013 government shutdown. But in 2018, during a partial government shutdown, the parks remained open — just largely unstaffed.

Hard-right Republicans who represent a sliver of the U.S. are set to send the entire country into a federal government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1.

National parks and nearby communities could forego millions of dollars per day during a partial government shutdown that could start this weekend. Would-be visitors will likely see restrictions on ...

Some national parks may be closed on Sunday and into the near future as the government shutdown may leave national parks without funding to continue operations.

With the possibility of a federal government shutdown on the horizon, the Interior Department is poised to close the gates to the National Parks System, which includes the national parks ...