ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) -- Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina are home to more than two million acres of national forests, national parks, and other federally-controlled public lands. That raises the question: "What impact will the federal shutdown have on people who hunt, fish, hike, trap, boat, or do any other outdoors activity within the confines of those resources?"

The answer: Not much, at least in the short term.

If you have a trip slated for any of those places, take it. They will be open, though you may see visitors centers or developed campgrounds closed.

"I don't see any impacts," said Virginia 9th District Representative Morgan Griffith. "People will be able to go hunting, people will be able to go fishing."

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