List of National Parks reopened on temporary basis

 

With Congress deadlocked at the start of a new week, Americans and their visitors are paying the price of the stalemate. RVers and other recreationists have been caught in the cross-fire of warring Congressional factions, as National Parks and other federal lands have been shuttered for the duration of the shutdown.

But other entities are trying to pick up the slack. Many state parks around the country have been doing their best to host campers who've lost reservations. And now others are stepping in to pay the 'financial freight' to reopen, at least on a temporary basis, some of the shuttered federal parks. By way of the courtesy of National Public Radio, here's a list of parks that have been temporarily reopened through the kindness of just plain folks, businesses, and state governments.

• The Statue of Liberty - $369,300 for six days from Oct. 12-17 (New York)
• Mount Rushmore National Memorial - $152,000 for 10 days from Oct. 14-23 (South Dakota)
• Grand Canyon - $651,000 for seven days from Oct. 12-18 (Arizona)
• Rocky Mountain National Park - $362,700 for 10 days from Oct. 11-20 (Colorado)

Several of the nation's "crown jewels" are in Utah. Here's a list of Utah national parks reopened for 10 days from Oct. 11-20, thanks to a donation of $1,665,720.80:

• Arches National Park
• Bryce Canyon National Park
• Canyonlands National Park
• Capitol Reef National Park
• Cedar Breaks National Monument
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
• Natural Bridges National Monument
• Zion National Park.