LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — While summer may be over, early October is still a great time to enjoy a beautiful day at Lake Mead National Recreation Area — but what you don't usually see is its fee station closed and not staffed while cars roll through for free.

It's one place in Southern Nevada impacted by the federal government shutdown , which has left Nevada's 22,000 federal workers in limbo.

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Signs posted at Lake Mead's visitor center make it clear that several facilities are closed as the government shutdown enters day two, but that didn't stop dozens of visitors from heading out to the lake on Thursday afternoon.

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