HILDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has reopened with modified operations after a flash flood swept through portions of southern Utah. Park officials urged visitors on Wednesday to exercise caution and to expect delays as clean up efforts continue and damage is assessed following Tuesday’s flood. The National Weather […]
HILDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has closed its canyons because of a flash flood warning issued for much of southern Utah. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Tuesday for Hildale, Utah, Zion National Park and other areas near the Utah-Arizona border. Park officials closed access […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Officials at a national park in Utah say a 26-year-old woman has died after falling in a canyon. Zion National Park officials say in a news release Sunday that visitors reported the woman was canyoneering alone and had fallen 50 to 80 feet Saturday afternoon. Crews […]
Park administrators have closed areas of Utah’s Zion National Park as rescue crews search for a missing climber. The park said Sunday the search was taking place in The Narrows — a gorge carved by the Virgin River that has rock walls a thousand feet tall and is one of […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has ended a shuttle ticketing system that was implemented to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The Spectrum newspaper reports masks are still required while in line and while riding the shuttle, but seating capacity will be similar to pre-pandemic levels. The change was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Records compiled by FOX 13 show that 13 hikers have fallen and died from Angels Landing, or the trail to it, since 2000 at Zion National Park. The tally includes two Utah men who have died in the last month. Of the 13 people, most […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zion National Park officials say a search last fall for a California woman who went missing for two weeks in the Utah park before being found alive cost about $60,000. The cost estimate was provided by park officials who also released investigative reports that reveal […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Authorities have identified the body of a 43-year-old man who is believed to have fallen from a towering rock formation in Zion National Park. The body of Jason Hartwell, 43, was found Friday at the base of Angels Landing. It showed signs of injuries consistent with […]
HURRICANE, Utah (AP) — A hiker has been found dead in Zion National Park in Utah. The man’s identity was not released by park rangers late Friday. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that rangers were searching for an overdue hiker when they found the body below the Angels Landing trail, […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Officials at Zion National Park have started plans to reopen shuttles into the park for next season and are hoping to avoid ticketing scalping, where people purchase and resell the tickets for higher prices. The Spectrum reported that a temporary shuttle ticket system was introduced […]
