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Kevin Dahl

Mar 4, 2014

Government shutdown cost Arizona $27 million at national parks

Arizona saw a $27 million drop in spending at its national parks during October’s partial federal government shutdown, with $17 million in losses at Grand Canyon National Park alone, according to a new report.

Visitors to Mather Point on the South Rim watch as a storm breaks in the Grand Canyon in this February photo. (Photo by Michael Quinn/National Park Service)
Sep 30, 2013

Government shutdown could cost state millions as national parks close

Arizona’s tourism industry stands to lose millions of dollars per day if national parks close as part of a possible federal government shutdown next week.

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