Majority of national parks will close and Fat Bear Week will be canceled if government shuts down
Government shutdown: Will national parks close? What’s going on with Fat Bear Week 2023? What does a government shut down mean?
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Government shutdown: Will national parks close? What’s going on with Fat Bear Week 2023? What does a government shut down mean?
A major exception will be in Utah, where officials said the state will use its own resources to keep five national parks open.
Amid a looming government shutdown, some governors are coming up with clever ways to keep national parks in their state open to tourists.
Why is Utah planning to spend $5 million to keep its “Mighty 5” national parks open during the anticipated federal government shutdown? For starters, the parks contribute $2.6 billion to Utah’s economy annually. More than 23,000 livelihoods depend on the visitor economy, according to the Utah Office of Tourism.
Washington, DC is on the brink of a shutdown after 21 House Republicans helped vote down a measure to fund the government past 11:59 p.m. Saturday.