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The National Park Service will remain partially open during the U.S. government shutdown, according to the Interior Department's contingency plan

Basic services, like sanitation, road maintenance, law enforcement and emergency operations, will continue at parks that collect recreation fees

Most park roads, lookouts, trails and open-air memorials will stay open, but locked buildings — like visitor centers — will stay closed

Some National Parks throughout the country will remain open, but will operate with partial staff and services amid the U.S. government shutdown , according to the Interior Department’s contingency plan .

The strategy — which was released Tuesday, Sept. 30 — largely resembles the first Trump administration’s plan to keep the National Park Service (

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