(St. George, UT) — There is a new man in charge of Utah’s State Parks. Scott Strong was named the new Utah Division of State Parks director yesterday by Utah Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Joel Ferry. The move was supported by the State Parks board. The former deputy […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — More than a dozen Utah State Parks will provide great viewing for this month’s upcoming annular solar eclipse. The Utah Department of Natural Resources says 13 of the parks will be in the direct path of the eclipse, while six others will be just outside […]
(St. George, UT) — Admission to Utah’s state parks will be free to active duty military personnel, veterans, and their families on Military Appreciation Day this Saturday. State Parks Director Jeff Rasmussen said in a statement, “Setting aside this day to honor those currently serving and those who have previously […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A park ranger has saved the life of an 80-year-old man who was drowning in a submerged vehicle by smashing through the truck’s window and pulling the fisherman out to safety. Utah State Parks spokesperson Devan Chavez said Dylan Urban was called to the lake […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Park officials in Utah have said residents will see an increase in annual pass prices for state parks this year. Passes for visitors living in the state increased from $75 to $100 and senior passes increased from $30 to $50 on Friday, marking the first increase in 25 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kayleigh Davis was hiking on a trail Friday evening at Antelope Island State Park in Utah chasing the sunset, when she was suddenly, violently, flipped into the air by a bison. When she looked up, the bison was hovering over her. The 22-year-old woman screamed […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah- 9:10 pm Per a report from KUTV’s Bronagh Tumulty, the missing men have been identified as 70-year-old James “Jim” Gardiner of Salem and 61-year-old Mark Gardiner of Pleasant Grove. 3:53 pm Friday afternoon, Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby gave an update on the missing boaters at Strawberry […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A father and daughter were struck by lightning in central Utah. KSL-TV reports that Utah State Parks spokesman Eugene Swalberg says the two were struck Thursday night outside a museum in Fillmore, Utah. They were part of a youth group visiting the Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 25-year-old man died after it appears he drowned in a mountain reservoir in Utah. Utah State Parks spokesman Lt. Eric Stucki said in a news release Monday that Shervin Rayeneh was boating at East Canyon reservoir Sunday with friends and family when he jumped […]
MAGNA, Utah (AP) — A gathering at the Great Salt Lake in hopes of making it into the record books fell way short. Utah park officials invited people to a beach on the lake’s south end Saturday in an attempt to set the world record for the largest number of […]
