Shuttles To Roll Again At Zion National Park
Zion National Park will resume shuttle service on special weekend dates beginning in February.
- By NPT Staff - January 27th, 2017 2:00am
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Zion National Park's Scenic Drive Reopened After Rock Slide
Six days after a rock slide blocked the Scenic Drive in Zion National Park just north of the lodge, the road was reopened Thursday after an estimated 200 tons of mud and rock was cleared and repairs were made.
- By NPT Staff - January 20th, 2017 12:59pm
High On Life Group Plead Guilty To National Park Violations
Three Canadians from the group High On Life on Thursday entered guilty pleas to damaging resources in Yellowstone, Zion, Death Valley, and Mesa Verde national parks.
- By NPT Staff - January 19th, 2017 7:25pm
Crews Clear Rockfall From Zion National Park's Scenic Drive
Armed with heavy equipment, fire hoses, and water, crews at Zion National Park have been busy clearing a rockfall from the Scenic Drive just north of the park lodge.
- By NPT Staff - January 18th, 2017 11:13am
GAO: National Park Service Needs To Evaluate Its Approach To Tackling Deferred Maintenance
From Fiscal Year 2006 through Fiscal Year 2015 the National Park Service spent roughly $10.5 billion on deferred maintenance projects, and yet the overall price tag for deferred maintenance continued to creep ever higher, leading the Government Accountability Office to wonder if the Park Service's strategy for tackling the projects was sound.
Rockfall Closes Zion Scenic Drive Near Zion Lodge
A rockfall likely spurred by days of wet weather has closed Zion National Park's scenic drive just north of Zion Lodge with an estimated 200 tons of mud and rock, and crews will have to wait for drier conditions before clearing away the debris, park officials said Saturday.
- By NPT Staff - January 14th, 2017 7:42pm
Zion National Park Officials Propose To Move South Entrance Monument 10 Yards
Zion National Park is proposing to redesign the South Entrance Monument site and adjacent parking area in order to enhance visitor safety, expand cultural resource protection measures and help mitigate factors contributing to vehicle congestion experienced at the South Entrance. The monument has become a renowned park feature, enjoyed by travelers from around the globe and is a favored backdrop for millions of visitors’ photographs at the entrance for over 80 years.
- By NPT Staff - December 1st, 2016 2:00am
100 Classic Hikes Utah: National Parks And Monuments, National Wilderness And Recreation Areas, State Parks, Uintas, Wasatch
Utah is one of the largest outdoor playgrounds in the world, with incredible canyon country, lofty mountains, deep forests, and high desert all waiting to be explored. So it's no surprise that Julie Trevelyan took all of this immense landscape into account when she set out to write a hiking guide to the Beehive State.
Angels Landing In Zion National Park To Close Thursday For Cleaning
An accumulation of human trash and graffiti necessitates the closing of the Angels Landing Trail in Zion National Park in Utah on Thursday so crews can clean it up.
- By NPT Staff - November 15th, 2016 2:00am
Zion National Park Shuttle Buses To Run During Long Thanksgiving Weekend, And Other Weekends Through November
Steady visitation has led to a decision at Zion National Park in Utah to keep the park's mandatory shuttle buses running on weekends through November 20 and also on November 24, 25 and 26. Both the Springdale Shuttle and Zion Canyon Shuttle lines will be operational to help with the Thanksgiving holiday traffic. All shuttle bus operations will end for the 2016 season on the evening of Saturday, November 26, park officials said.
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