The following is a report from USA TODAY.
A beloved area at Arches National Park in Utah was closed indefinitely amid budget cuts to the National Park Service.
On Sunday, the Arches National Park in Moab, Utah, announced it will not have any ranger-led tours or issue self-guided permits to go through Fiery Furnace.
When it is open, the park requires visitors to obtain a permit, only 75 are given per day, or sign up for a ranger-guided tour to enter the area. While it is not a hiking trail, it is a popular area to hike in the park.
The park did not state when, or if, the change would be reversed.
“We look forward to offering these services soon,” it stated.
The park also announced it would be removing garbage cans and picnic tables to “reduce maintenance workloads,” according to a different announcement listed on its website.
Click here to read the full report by Julia Gomez and Diego Diaz Lasa at USA TODAY.
Arches National Park is not the first facility to face closures due to budget cuts; recently, several federally operated campgrounds in Pennsylvania announced they will be closed indefinitely due to “executive-order driven staffing shortages.”
