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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Closes 24 Miles To Off-Road Vehicle Use

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January 12, 2025

ORVs in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area / NPS

Editor's note: This clarifies that the rule takes effect in February, specifies details of rule.

New off-road vehicle rules scheduled to take effect next month in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah place limitations on where the vehicles can be driven.

The rule, to take effect February 12 unless suspended by the incoming Trump administration, address OHV and street-legal ATV use in the Orange Cliffs Special Management Unit in Canyonlands National Park and Orange Cliffs Unit of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

The rule also prohibits the use of OHVs and street-legal ATVs on an 8-mile segment of the Poison Spring Loop located on Route 633 proceeding north to Route 730 in the Orange Cliffs Special Management Unit, according to a notice in the Federal Register.

Overall, the new rules prohibit the use of ORVs and street-legal all-terrain vehicles on approximately 24 miles of park roads. Nearly 400 miles of park roads remain within Glen Canyon with opportunities for a diverse collection of motorized and non-motorized recreation forms. 

In addition, the final rule also establishes stricter quiet hours for the Lone Rock Beach Play Area, identifies specific lake elevations where Accessible Shoreline Areas will be open or closed, and clarifies that motor vehicle use in all Accessible Shoreline Areas must be for the purpose of traveling from a road to the shoreline and back. 

The rule can be found here. 

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