Lake Havasu State Park

We’re about seven hours away from a real government shutdown, but Arizona state parks already are closing in expectation that the Legislature and the governor won’t finish a budget by midnight.

A news release says park rangers started telling people in state campgrounds at 4 p.m. today to leave. All but two of  the state parks will shut down indefinitely. Parks near Show Low and Lake Havasu City will stay open as part of an agreement to have the local municipalities operate them until the state is back in business.