Plans to keep America’s national parks open amid the government shutdown face challenges as the National Park Service (NPS) furloughs more than 60 percent of its staff. The Trump administration ...

UPDATE: Yosemite and other national parks will remain partially open with skeleton crews during the government shutdown, according to a National Park Service contingency plan released Tuesday evening.

Ahead of the looming government funding deadline, the National Parks Conservation Association was urging all national parks to be closed completely rather than left open with skeleton crews. It’s ...

A former superintendent at Grand Canyon National Park warned Monday that if the park stays open during a government shutdown, understaffing could put “nationally important, irreplaceable resources” at ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. John Lauretig remembers the filthy bathrooms, the overflowing trash cans and the community of people who rallied to ...

For Joshua Tree and the rest of the national park system, a shutdown offers no upside. It's bad for employees, bad for ...

Santa Clara County prosecutors have secured a grand jury indictment against 11 pro-Palestinian Stanford University protestors who barricaded themselves in the campus president’s office in 2024.

The best way to get around Joshua Tree National Park is by car. To reach Joshua Tree, most visitors fly into Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), which is about 50 miles east, or via Los Angeles ...

A contingency plan released by the U.S. Interior Department will direct the National Park Service to remain open, but with limited services Getty Images The National Park Service will remain partially ...

A report released by the National Park Service on Thursday shows that visitor spending at national parks increased by nearly 10% between 2023 and 2024, partly due to an increase in visitation that ...