(Zion National Park, UT) — Paleontologists are showing off a prehistoric fish fossil that was recently unearthed in southern Utah. The estimated 200-million-year-old fish was discovered in Zion National Park by a team consisting of St. George scientists and National Park Service officials. One group member told St. George News […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Zion National Park is beginning to add electric buses to its shuttle fleet. The park put five new battery-electric buses to work in the first installment of a widespread move away from propane-powered buses in the coming years. The plan is to eventually have more […]
(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 […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Zion National Park is ready to begin reconstruction of a road that was washed out during this year’s intense spring runoff. In March, Kolob Canyons Road washed away in a landslide park officials said was ten feet deep, 15 feet wide, and 70 feet long. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Admission to Utah State Parks will be free this Saturday. Park entry will be made free in recognition of National Public Lands Day, which promotes the enjoyment and conservation of public lands. Hikers will have a great opportunity to check out spectacular scenery at parks […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Zion National Park is lifting campfire restrictions. The park announced this week that it’s scaling back fire restrictions that had been in place for months, after recent rains and this week’s forecast for more storms and cooler weather. The new rules allow campfires at the […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — A new, free-admission visitor’s center is coming to Zion National Park. Zion Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh, Governor Spencer Cox, Utah Tourism Director Vicki Varela, and other local, state and federal officials and Paiute tribal leaders gathered on Tuesday at the site of the Discovery Center. It […]
(St. George, UT) — Flash floods are likely to sweep across all of Southern Utah’s national parks and national monuments today. The Southern Utah Flash Flooding Potential Rating shows floods are probable at Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands along with Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Glen Canyon […]
(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 […]
(St. George, UT) — Southwest Utah is under a Flash Flood Watch today. The National Weather Service says excessive rainfall could cause flooding in the region through this evening. The cities being cautioned include St. George, Cedar City, Hurricane, Ivins and more. Forecasters noted several national parks are also facing […]
