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. A temporary shuttle ticket system was introduced over the summer that required […]
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 shuttles […]
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 nearly 40 buses they have on hand have carried passengers since 2000, and haven’t been replaced since, much to […]
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, authorities said Friday. Most of the paint was removed, but park staff often cannot restore vandalized sites to their former condition, said park spokesman […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sprawling network of camping resorts soon could begin unfolding in the Kolob highlands on Zion National Park’s northern boundary, potentially resulting in an influx of overnight use in a remote and scenic part of southern Utah. Late last year, Ian Crowe, a St. George […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah-Monday, with Memorial Day in full-swing, Zion National Park has announced a temporary closure of its scenic drive. This was confirmed at 6:36 am and the Scenic Drive will be closed until more parking becomes available. 6:36am-Monday:Parking along the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive is full. The scenic […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has reopened with restrictions after an extended closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The park opened Tuesday and will be operational during daylight hours but the visitor shuttle system will remain closed, The Spectrum reported. Two other Utah National Parks, Arches and Canyonlands, […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah-This past weekend, a man from the Salt Lake City area was cited for base jumping at Zion National Park. Per a park statement, the man and his two travel companions were also cited for violating a raptor nesting enclosure and camping out of bounds. Zion National […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is sticking with its crowd-friendly waiver of entrance fees at national parks during the coronavirus pandemic, as managers at some parks try and fail to keep visitors a safe distance apart and communities appeal for a shutdown at the parks still open. Vice President […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah- 9:04 am Presently, the Zion National Park Narrows are open. The Angels Landing trail is closed. The West rim trail to Scout lookout remains open. 6:47 am As of Tuesday, Zion National Park will temporarily close the Angels Landing trail from Scout Lookout to the end […]
