The U.S. federal government is partially shutdown thanks to a political dispute, and here's how such shutdowns impact popular National Parks.

While state and local officials are scrambling to keep parks open, many Americans are ready to cancel their travel plans if the government shuts down.

Utah loves its national parks and rural economies are strongly invested to thwart the impacts. But there is optimism.

The federal government has been shuttered for two days — but it’s already leaving many Arches National Park visitors in limbo.

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.

Not quite. National parks often remain physically open to the public during a government shutdown, but services are limited or nonexistent. Think of it this way: the gates might be open, but no one is ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — According to a National Parks Service report, tourism from 15.8 million visitors to Utah’s national parks had a total benefit of $3.1 billion to the state economy. The National ...

Travelers may want to head to the airport a bit earlier than usual and should expect some services to be suspended at the national parks as government spending grinds to a halt during a shutdown that ...

Ian, who is originally from Australia, relocated to the United States nearly 20 years ago. Since then, he has been on a personal mission to explore the natural treasures in the country. This goal was ...

Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Wednesday with no immediate signs of a government shutdown that has triggered the furlough of about two-thirds of ...

U.S. congressional lawmakers have failed to agree on a spending package for the new fiscal year, triggering a federal government shutdown.