™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Be sure your vehicle is winter-ready and that you're well-equipped with the proper gear and clothing. (Well, Everglades is a pretty safe bet regarding winter weather right now.)Īnd remember that just because a park remains open, it may not be easy to access. The bottom line: Check any park's site before heading out. All trails into Grand Canyon and footpaths along the rim are snow-packed and icy. There are many regional road closures this morning. It's not just the Golden State grappling with winter weather.įor instance, Grand Canyon National Park warned would-be visitors on Thursday morning: 'Postpone travel today. But with more than 280 park units in the system, plenty of options remain. California state parks: As of Thursday afternoon, 14 state parks were fully closed, and another 34 were partially closed.The winter scenery on its latest tweet is lovely. All dirt roads are closed and will reopen when cleared.' Water and ice may be present on the roads drive cautiously. Campgrounds, visitor centers and hiking trails are open. Joshua Tree National Park: Not far from Palm Springs, this park has reopened after a brief closure.Other roads and trails are still closed because of 'damage and debris from major flooding this summer.' Death Valley National Park: Even California's proverbial oven has been affected, with some roads closed because of winter storm conditions.Its Twitter account showed a video of near-blizzard conditions there on Wednesday. Travel in the eastern Mojave region is very unsafe.'

'Please do not drive in the area or go around barricades.

Mojave National Preserve: All roads in the preserve have been closed since Wednesday and will stay closed until further notice, the preserve says on its website.

'Due to multiple storms causing downed trees and power outages, there are closures throughout the park.'ĭesert areas haven't necessarily fared better.

Redwood National and State Parks: In far Northern California on the Pacific Coast, you're still mostly out of luck.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks: To the south of Yosemite, ' nearly all park roads remain closed while road crews continue working to recover from winter storms.'.

Here's a look at the status of some other popular places in California as of 4 p.m. Others are also closed, either fully or partially. Yosemite, nestled in the Sierra Nevada mountains, is not the only NPS site affected by the recent winter storms.

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