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The National Park Service Contingency Plan this year explained it this way: “Parks must notify visitors that the NPS will cease providing visitor services, including restrooms, trash collection, facilities and roads maintenance (including plowing), campground reservation and check-in/check-out services, back-country and other permits and public information.”
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times