Utah, Arizona to keep national parks open if shutdown happens
SPENSER HEAPS/THE DESERET NEWS VIA AP / 2016 People gather to watch the sunset at Delicate Arch in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. Arizona's ...
SPENSER HEAPS/THE DESERET NEWS VIA AP / 2016 People gather to watch the sunset at Delicate Arch in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park and all five national parks in Utah will remain open if the U.S. government shuts down, Sunday, Oct. 1. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox say that the parks are important destinations and local communities depend on dollars from visitors. ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2013 Ahmed Alaawaj, of Libya, gets his photo taken by Juan Riaz, of Colombia, at the Grand Canyon National Park entrance in Tusayan, Ariz.