Colorado’s most-visited national park remains open despite the federal government shutdown, but details about how the shutdown will impact services and operations remain unclear.

The gates to Rocky Mountain National Park’s east side — at Beaver Meadows and Fall River — are open and visitors are traveling into the park, Estes Park Mayor Gary Hall said. “That’s a good thing — how long that’s sustainable, that remains to be seen.”

Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson referred questions from The Denver Post to National Park Service headquarters in Washington.

A memo from the Department of the Interior — which oversees the Park Service — about nationwide operations during the shutdown said park roads, trails and open-air memorials will generally remain accessible to visitors. However, park fa

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