Zion National Park reopens shuttles with less seats, tickets

Zion National Park reopens shuttles with less seats, tickets

SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — More than 3,400 people shuffled onto Zion’s shuttles on its reopening day Wednesday as the national park welcomes more visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic. The shuttles, which have been closed since April, chugged up and down the canyon as per usual but carrying only 33 passengers each. Inside, most passengers wore masks and maintained social distance as every other seat was taken completely out of the bus with no standing allowed. Both entrance fees to the park and preregistered tickets are now required in order to ride the shuttle. Masks are highly encouraged, but not mandatory, and rangers have boxes of free masks.