SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The National Park Service is bracing for the impact of the federal government shutdown that began Wednesday, and that includes several popular tourist destinations in the Bay Area.

Within the NPS’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which spans from the North Bay and down the San Francisco Peninsula, park officials have confirmed closures of a number of facilities, roads and parking lots.

Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, which typically greets over 1 million visitors each year, is now closed. Parking lots for Stinson Beach and Muir Beach have also closed. In the Marin Headlands, the Rodeo Beach and Northwest Commuter parking lots remain open, however, closures are in place for Point Bonita Lighthouse, Nike Missile Site, Battery Townsley, Kirby Cove

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