(St. George, UT) — Utah is in the middle of the road when it comes to excitement and entertainment. Finance website WalletHub recently ranked all 50 states based on fun both indoors and outdoors. The study looked at how cheap it is to have fun in each state, along with […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says he and state legislative leaders are preparing a plan to keep Zion National Park and Utah’s other national parks open in case a federal government shutdown comes to pass this weekend. Cox said the plan is similar to what’s been done […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Admission to Zion National Park and all of Utah’s Mighty Five is free this weekend. The National Park Service is kicking off National Park Week on Saturday with free admission to all national parks and monuments that normally charge for admission. Parks, programs, and partners […]
Utah’s national parks will be welcoming visitors free of charge this weekend. Saturday marks National Public Lands Day, one of several days during the year when the National Park Service waives entrance fees for visitors. Several parks will also be holding free programs tied to the message of preserving public […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Most national parks are open as a refuge for Americans tired of being stuck at home because of the coronavirus. Entry fees have been eliminated, but many parks are closing visitor centers, shuttles and lodges to fight the spread of the virus. Parks are trying […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Food trucks. Wi-Fi. Hot showers. Those campground upgrades could be coming to a national park near you. The Interior Department is considering recommendations to modernize campgrounds within the National Park Service. The recommendations posted this week come from an advisory committee created under former Interior Secretary […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah community leaders have asked the National Park Service to reconsider allowing off-road vehicles inside the parks. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that elected Grand County leaders passed a resolution Tuesday to ask park officials to reevaluate the order. Mayors from Moab and Castle Valley say […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — ATVs will be allowed on certain roads in the five national parks in Utah under a new rule from the National Park Service that went through without public comment. The rule taking effect Nov. 1 only applies to national parks in Utah to conform with […]
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service plans to partially replace and shorten the frequently broken 50-year-old pipeline that supplies water to the Grand Canyon National Park hotels, campgrounds, staff housing and other facilities on the South Rim. An announcement Wednesday said the newly approved plan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah spent nearly $70,000 to keep national park services going in the state during the 35-day partial government shutdown. The Deseret News reports the state funding was combined with private donations to keep open Zion, Bryce Canyon and Arches, the three most popular national parks in Utah. […]
