National Park Closures Government Shutdown 2025 Dates. Our national parks reflect who we are as a country and unite us in our common purpose to not only enjoy their beauty, but also to preserve them for all americans to enjoy. Forest service—primarily new hires who had worked at the.

A government shutdown this weekend could force national parks to close and block vital disaster relief funding, as congress struggles to reach a budget agreement. The biden administration said on on friday it plans to close most of the country’s national parks this weekend when government funding lapses, shuttering the sites that draw.