Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway are open again after a 16-day closure during a lapse in appropriations. Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott will hold a conference call for news media at 3 p.m. MDT today on the status of opening the parks and the economic impacts of the government closure.
Most park roads are open including the Teton Park Road and Moose-Wilson Road. The Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Moose, Wyoming is also open. It may take park staff up to 72-hours to fully restore all visitor services and open facilities, but all trailheads, parking lots and recreational amenities are open and available to visitors.
We are happy to be back at work serving the American people and welcoming visitors to their national parks. The economic impact of closing Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway for 16 days has been extremely tough on our gateway communities, local businesses, neighbors, and park partners.
News media, please call 877-696-2094 with participant code 875125# for the 3 p.m. call.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
