ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Officials at Zion National Park have started to regularly close the road into the park’s main canyon due to overcrowding from private vehicles since the shuttle service closed for the season last month. The popular Scenic Drive roadway has been overrun with visitors since the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a woman who was missing in Utah’s Zion National Park for 12 days says she has been found and is safe. Holly Courtier was reported missing Oct. 8 and a search began the next day. National Park Service officials say search and […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Every day, packed shuttles chug through Zion National Park carrying thousands of hikers, bikers, tourists and locals into the country’s third most visited National Park. The Spectrum newspaper reports nearly 40 buses they have on hand have carried passengers since 2000, and haven’t been replaced […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park rangers are seeking information about vandalism at the park after several blue squares were found painted on the sandstone. A park spokesman said Friday that most of the paint was removed, but park staff often cannot restore vandalized sites to their former condition. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say toxic levels of a cyanobacteria have been detected in a Utah river for the first time after a dog suffered seizures and died. The dog was at Zion National Park’s Virgin River. Public health officials in the state have since cautioned people against […]
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 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Masks will soon be mandatory in parts of Utah that are home to several of the state’s famous national parks. The measures will not extend to park lands, which are run by the federal government. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert has approved requests for face covering […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal for a “glamping” resort and other campgrounds near Zion National Park’s northern boundary is raising concerns among residents about the development of pristine lands. The developer says the “Above Zion” resort and three small campsites would help alleviate some of the overcrowding at […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (The Spectrum) — Zion National Park has reopened with restrictions after an extended closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Spectrum reported that the park will be open during daylight hours but the visitor shuttle system will remain closed. The park was closed for more than a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A professional jumper has vowed not to leap anymore from cliffs inside national parks after he pleaded guilty to doing it twice in Zion National Park in Utah. Marshall Miller said Wednesday he will respect a law that prohibits BASE jumping in all national parks. […]
