Park ranger Patti Vanscyoc gives directions to park visitors at the entrance to the now open Zion National Park on October 12, 2013 in Springdale, Utah. The Obama administration said it would allow states to use their own money to reopen some national parks after a handful of governors made the request. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said he reached an agreement to pay $166,572 a day to the Interior Department to open eight national sites in Utah.