National Park Service

U.S. National Parks are typically closed to the public during federal government shutdowns.

Reductions in on-site park staff limit routine monitoring and maintenance functions such as detecting water leaks, monitoring air and water quality, detecting invasive species and wildlife disease, safeguarding historic structures, and collecting entrance fees, which can increase risk of long-term damage to park resources and reduce program funding.

In 2025, archaeologists with the U.S. National Park Service identified 23 unmarked graves and 14 possible graves near the 7th hole of the Capital City Country Club golf course in Tallahassee, Florida.

Certain nonprofit organizations that partner with the National Park Service are generally not required to publicly disclose their donors.

The Department of the Interior comprises agencies and offices including the Office of the Secretary, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.

Grand Teton National Park, managed by the National Park Service, has a prohibition on shortcutting designated trails and posts notices about that prohibition on the park website, park map, park newspaper, and at trailheads.

The U.S. Department of the Interior is the federal agency that oversees the National Park Service.

BASE jumping has been banned in U.S. national parks since the 1980s.

Violating federal prohibitions on BASE jumping in national parks can result in penalties including fines of up to $5,000, potential imprisonment, confiscation of equipment, and bans from park lands.

The U.S. Department of the Interior is a federal agency that includes bureaus such as the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.