Utah’s National Parks Working With Limited Resources During Shutdown
Dec 27, 2018, 9:21 AM | Updated: 9:24 am
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – As winter break continues for a number of schools, a lot of families may be heading out to some of the national parks in Utah.
While the state isn’t taking the hardest hit from the government shutdown just yet, national parks are working with limited resources.
According to a tweet from Utah.gov, the visitors centers at Arches, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks are open to answer questions from travelers.
The State of Utah is helping to keep national parks in Utah open during the federal government shutdown. For more information, travelers should visit https://t.co/eYQaueu2gO #VisitUtah pic.twitter.com/PVCfSRECsD
— Utah.gov (@UtahGov) December 26, 2018
Guidelines from the Department of the Interior state that restrooms, trash collection, road maintenance and additional facilities are among the services that are not being provided during the shutdown.
One park has been forced to make some changes. The shutdown prompted the Golden Spike National Historic Site in northern Utah to cancel its Winter Steam Festival.
