Originally Posted by
Lemond1985
It's amazing how heavily-patrolled a closed NP is. I think they patrol them even more when they are closed.
I think this is absurd, FWIW, since the land is ours not theirs. But that's what will happen if you mess with the feds, they will crush you like a bug every chance they get.
During Govt shut down the National Parks were empty. Minimal patrolling. Some folks took back roads to get into the parks out west and virtually had them to themselves. Imagine Arches with no tourist!!