Angie Hill felt relieved when she arrived with her family for a long-planned visit to the Statue of Liberty on Thursday morning and discovered the site was indeed open despite the U.S. government ...

Conservationists have urged visitors to stay away from US national parks, as they called for the scenic attractions to close during the government shutdown. The National Parks Conservation Association ...

This shutdown is going to be bad for the national parks and all of our public lands," says Dan Ritzman, director of conservation at the Sierra Club, a US-based environmental organization. "This action ...

Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island with no immediate signs of the government shutdown that is triggering the furlough of about two-thirds of National Par ...

Washington's political gridlock could inflict wide-ranging miseries, as anything deemed non-essential will be put on hold.

America’s national parks – including this small piece of federal land outside Washington, DC – will stay partially open during the government shutdown that began Wednesday, according to the Department ...

Sites and lands in Colorado operated by the National Park Service are open, but “some services may be limited or unavailable,” according to the agency’s website. Phone lines for all four national ...

In these seven postcard-worthy state parks, you can marvel over stunning vistas and find hiking, biking, rafting and wildlife to rival popular national parks.

For all the outdoor lovers, it’s the perfect time to take an impromptu vacation and make your way to your dream national park. And that’s because it’s National Public Lands Day on Sept. 27, and all ...

Workers say the real crisis is happening behind the scenes.

Our national parks columnist Graham Averill covers what’s likely to be closed, and what to expect this time around ...

Governor Patrick Morrisey announced he signed a donation agreement to keep West Virginia national parks in operation during the ongoing government shutdown.