(Salt Lake City, UT) — Many federal services across the Beehive State shuttered yesterday amid the U.S Government shutdown. Officials with Utah’s national parks say Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion remain open, though services and staffing are reduced. Law enforcement is reportedly taking care of shuttles, trash […]
(Canyonlands National Park, UT) — Two people from Durango, Colorado, face charges for alleged trespassing and artifact theft at Canyonlands National Park’s Cave Spring Cowboy Camp. Authorities say 39-year-old Roxanne McKnight and 43-year-old Dusty Spencer entered a fenced-off area in March and took historic artifacts despite clear signage prohibiting entry. […]
(Springdale, UT) — Admission is free tomorrow at Utah’s “Mighty 5” and all other national parks and monuments. It’s National Public Lands Day. Admission is waved at Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands national parks. The day will include commemoration events, along with volunteer opportunities at parks and […]
(St. George, UT) — Southern Utah’s National Parks are serious money-makers. Figures out this week show that 13-million visitors to Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, and Canyonlands national parks, spent one-point-seven billion dollars at those parks and national monuments like Cedar Breaks last year. The 2022 National Parks Spending Effects reports […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Several Utah national parks and recreation areas could see flash floods later today. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for portions of southern Utah, including Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Zion national parks. The weather services rates flash floods as […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has set a new record for visitors in a single month. National Park Service data shows the park saw nearly 676,000 visitors in June. The Spectrum reports that’s a substantial increase over the previous record set during June 2019. Two other Utah parks […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Utah’s newest state park will encompass a wide swath of land rich in historic and paleontological resources. Fox 13 reports “Utahraptor State Park” was created in a bill that passed the Legislature this year and is located near Moab, the home of Arches and Canyonlands national […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior has been sued over plans to allow all-terrain vehicles in a recreation area in Utah that conservation groups say would be destructive. The Spectrum reports that the National Parks Conservation Association filed the lawsuit on Jan. 19. It demanded […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in Utah say a California man has died after falling about 400 feet while speed flying near Mineral Bottom in eastern Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the Grand County sheriff’s office and first responders responded to a report of the fall Friday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal environmental officials have approved a plan by the state of Utah for new pollution controls at the state’s oldest coal-fired power plants. The plan aims to reduce haze near Arches and Canyonlands national parks and other wilderness areas. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’ announced […]
