National Parks Conservation Association calls for parks to close if government shuts down

Published September 30, 2025 5:04pm ET



The National Parks Conservation Association is calling for the Trump administration to close all national parks in the event of a government shutdown.

The nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that calls itself “the voice of America’s national parks” says several park properties were damaged and vandalized in the December 2018 to January 2019 government shutdown when roads, lookouts, trails, and open-air memorials remained open to visitors.

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