NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the National Parks Traveler's website.
There has been a cascade of impacts across the National Park System, with some national parks closing in their entirety and most visitor centers shuttering and interpretive programs being postponed indefinitely. It is important to check the NPS website or call ahead of time for the most recent updates.A list of closed National Parks are as follows:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.
Cabrillo National Monument, California.
Canaveral National Seashore, Florida.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona.
Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania.
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, South Carolina.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania.
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
HaleakalÄ National Park, Hawaii.
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, to close Sunday.
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona.
Independence Hall National Historical Park, Pennsylvania: All buildings on Independence Square, the Independence Visitor Center, Liberty Bell Center, Benjamin Franklin Museum and print shop, the Second Bank Portrait Gallery, Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, the Merchants’ Exchange Building, and the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site are closed.
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon: Closed all outdoor areas, picnic grounds, overlooks, and trails Tuesday, March 24.
Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania.
Montezuma Well, Arizona.
Muir Woods National Monument, California.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Massachusetts.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Hawaii.
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
Pu`uhonua o Honaunau and Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Parks, Hawaii.
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico, will close Sunday, March 22.
San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico.
Saratoga National Historical Park, New York.
Thomas Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey.
Tonto National Monument, Arizona.
Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona.
White Sands National Park, New Mexico, will close Sunday, March 22.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Yosemite National Park, California.
Closed Campgrounds in Parks are as follows:
Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland/Virginia: All campgrounds.
Big Bend National Park, Texas: Campgrounds will close Monday, March 23.
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee/Kentucky: All campgrounds will close March 25.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado: South Campground closed.
Canyonlands National Park, Utah: Island in the Sky and Needles campgrounds.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina: All campgrounds.
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah: Fruita Campground would close Tuesday, March 24.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico: Gallo Campground will close Sunday, March 22.
Congaree National Park, South Carolina: Longleaf and Bluff campgrounds.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia: Wilderness Road Campground is closed.
Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia: All campgrounds.
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado: Elk Creek Campground closed.
Death Valley National Park. California/Nevada: All park campgrounds.
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida: Garden Key Campground and restrooms.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah: Campgrounds at Wahweap and Bullfrog.
Great Basin National Park, Nevada: Lower Lehman Creek Campground.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina: Campgrounds, picnic areas, restrooms close March 23 through April 30.
Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida, Mississippi: The Fort Pickens Campground, and Davis Bayou Campground.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California: Kirby Cove and Bicentennial campgrounds.
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: NÄmakanipaio Campground.
Hovenweep National Monument, Utah: Campground closes March 24.
Joshua Tree National Park, California: All campgrounds.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada: Temple Bar Campground.
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky: All campgrounds.
Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah: Campground closes Tuesday March 24.
Olympic National Park, Washington: All park campgrounds closed as of March 22; Sol Duc Resort, Campground & RV Park delayed opening until April 24.
Point Reyes National Seashore, California: All campgrounds.
Redwood National and State Parks, California: All campgrounds, and backcountry campsites.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, California: All campgrounds.
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia: Lewis Mountain and Big Meadows campground openings are delayed. New planned opening dates are April 9 for Lewis Mountain Campground and April 10 for Big Meadows.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan: Platte River adn White Pine campgrounds.
Zion National Park, Utah: Watchman and South campgrounds are to close at noon on Wednesday, March 25.
Campground reservations made through recreation.gov can be canceled or modified, but the agency was not altering its cancellation policy regarding refunds; it was still charging a cancellation fee.
For info on only partial park closures, and what centers or areas are closed, click here.
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