While some other states are providing funds to keep their national parks open during the federal government shutdown, the Polis Administration so far is waiting to see if intervention will be necessary in Colorado.

State and county governments are helping to fund Utah’s national parks. According to Visit Utah, the state’s official tourism office , all five national parks are open, including their visitor centers. In Tennessee, state and county governments are funding operations in Great Smoky National Park, always the busiest national park in the U.S., with more than 12 million visitors annually.

In August. Gov. Jared Polis said the state stood ready to help keep national parks open in the event of a shutdown. The current shutdown began on Oct. 1, but so far, Rocky Mountain National

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