SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PARKS ARE EXPERIENCING A BOOST IN TOURISM WHICH IS BEING ATTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. PARKS LIKE HENRY COWELL AND BIG BASIN HAVE SEEN UP TO TWICE THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TIME OF YEAR. ROARING CAMP RAILROAD HAS rEPORTED ABOUT A 10 PERCENT RISE IN VISITORS AND IS OPENLONGER HOURS AND ADDED EXTRA TRAINS. THE BOOST CAME AFTER NATIONAL PARKS LIKE YOSEMITE AND THE PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT HAVE BEEN CLOSED TO TOURISTS.
