People have entered parks without a permit, camped illegally, and taken part in unpermitted BASE jumping, as funding remains ...

Illegal BASE jumpers have been spotted defying rules on Yosemite’s El Capitan while the government shutdown leaves park ...

Plus, these organizations are still operating their own programs within national parks during the shutdown. These include the ...

The lack of staffing has led some to engage in dangerous and illegal activity, with videos circulating on social media ...

More than three dozen former national park superintendents are urging President Donald Trump to close the nation's 433 park sites if the government shuts down next week, warning that leaving them open ...

Cases of chopped-down Joshua trees, which can be more than a century old, were reported at Joshua Tree National Park. At Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, human waste and trash issues reached ...

Yosemite and other national parks will remain partially open with skeleton crews during the government shutdown, according to a National Park Service contingency plan, a move the National Parks ...