Overview

• Congressional negotiators failed to reach a deal, triggering a federal shutdown on Oct. 1 that will furlough thousands of National Park Service employees.
• Grand Canyon National Park’s gates remain open but the site is largely unstaffed, with volunteers keeping a conservancy gift shop and some bathrooms available.
• A partial reopening of the North Rim planned for Oct. 1 following the 140,000-acre Dragon Bravo Fire is now in jeopardy of being delayed.
• Hobbs declined to use state funds to support federal park operations, a break from 2018–19 when then-Gov. Doug Ducey covered costs to keep the Grand Canyon operating.
• Businesses near the North Rim say roughly 90% of their revenue depends on park visitors, and one manager warned that further delays could force them into debt.