DesertUSA Travel Guide: National Parks, State Parks and outdoor attractions
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On March 28, 2013, park staff and volunteers will begin a project to improve plant diversity and camping conditions along the rivers in Canyonlands. Crews will be cutting dead tamarisk and creating fire breaks around stands of native vegetation. Crews will also clear campsites along the banks and create paths for hikers and wildlife. Crews [...]
WASHINGTON – National parks from California to New Mexico will offer some of the best eclipse-viewing opportunities on May 20 when the first solar eclipse viewable in the U.S. in the last 18 years darkens the sky before sunset. “This will be spectacular,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “There are 33 national [...]
Fee-free National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Picture yourself at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument for free! During National Park Week, April 21-29, ALL 397 of your national parks offer free admission, all week long. The staff at Gila Cliff Dwellings invites you to enjoy the 1-mile roundtrip [...]
Zion National Park has changed its wilderness permit system to allow visitors to reserve last minute slot canyon day use permits via an online reservation system. This new system will eliminate the need for visitors to wait in line at the visitor center for permits. Reservations for popular day trips such as the Subway (Left [...]
Beginning on November 1, National Park Service (NPS) and concessioner-operated facilities will reduce hours of operation at some facilities, while closing others. The following facilities will be closed or operate on a reduced schedule: Wahweap Rainbow Room Restaurant-Closed November 1 Stateline Fuel Dock-Closed November 1 Driftwood Lounge-11 a.m. – 10 p.m. Java City Coffee Bar-7 [...]
This building houses 1,500 dinosaur bones in a cliff. It will OPEN on October 4th, 2011. On September 28th, 2011, the Quarry Visitor Center opened. This is not the building that houses the famous cliff wall of dinosaur bones. That building is called the Quarry Exhibit Hall and it is not open yet. The Quarry Exhibit Hall is located one half mile from [...]
August 05, 2011 Significant delays expected along its 380-mile trip to mining town of Miami, Az. What weighs 285 tons, moves uphill at 15 mph and takes eight days to travel from Hoover Dam to the mining town of Miami, east of Phoenix? It’s a huge anode used in the electrical process for refining copper. [...]
Utah State Parks boating rangers, in partnership with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and U.S. Coast Guard, will sponsor three boating under the influence (BUI) checkpoints Saturday, June 25 at Halls Crossing Marina on Lake Powell, the South Marina at Willard Bay State Park and the Main Launch Ramp at Sand [...]
Here is the latest information on the rivers in Canyonlands NP Green River nears bankfull and continues to rise. White Rim Road Closed on West Side The west side of the White Rim Road is currently impassable due to flooding in Upheaval Wash. The road has been closed to motor vehicles from [...]
Utah has a new video on fishing in Lake Powell. New on Lake Powell Summer 2011! The Floating Visitor Center be on your favorite beach? Look for the boat and the Park Rangers on special weekends. In response to the continued and growing threat of the introduction of quagga and zebra mussels at [...]
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