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National Park Service announces entrance fee-free days for 2022

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service will have five entrance fee-free days in 2022. The free admission days are designed to encourage discovery and visitation of the country’s variety of national parks. With at least one in every state, national parks are accessible places to visit to refresh body, mind and spirit. The free entrance dates for 2022 are:  Monday, January 17 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day  Saturday, […]

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Bates Mountains

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Twin Peaks Campground opens for advanced reservations January 1, 2022

Visitors will now be able to guarantee their sites before they arrive on Recreation.gov Ajo Arizona – Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Twin Peaks Campground will be available year-round, beginning January 1, 2022 for reservations on www.recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777. This change will make it possible for visitors to Plan Like a Ranger and select and

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Bullfrog Main Spur Launch Ramp NPS Photo

Bullfrog Main Spur Ramp Closing to Houseboats Dec. 20, 2021 and to all Motorized Vessels Jan. 3, 2022

Stanton Creek Primitive Launch Ramp Remains Open Visitors to Lake Powell are advised that due to low water levels the Bullfrog Main Spur Ramp will close to houseboats on Dec. 20, 2021. Smaller motorized vessels may continue to launch (at your own risk). The Bullfrog Main Spur Ramp is adjacent to the eastern side of

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Federal Agents Investigating Voyeurism Incidents at Grand Canyon National Park

December 8, 2021 – WASHINGTON — National Park Service (NPS) special agents with the Investigative Services Branch are working to identify potential female victims of surreptitious recordings taken in bathroom facilities in the backcountry of Grand Canyon National Park.  In September 2020, park visitors at Phantom Ranch reported that they believed a maintenance worker had recorded them

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Hiking Angel's Landing

Want to hike Angels Landing in Zion National Park? Apply for your permit starting on January 3, 2022!

SPRINGDALE, Utah – Planning a trip to Zion National Park? On and after April 1, 2022, hikers going to Angels Landing will need a permit. The National Park Service (NPS) will issue permits using online lotteries at Recreation.gov. The first lottery opens on January 3, 2022. “Angels Landing is one of the most iconic destinations

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Mountain Lion Kittens

Four mountain lion kittens found outside a Thousand Oaks office complex

December 9, 2021 – THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.— Last week, National Park Service biologists assisted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) with four mountain lion kittens that were discovered under a picnic table near a Thousand Oaks office building that abuts open space. The four kittens, all females, were alone and thin, but in

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Grand Canyon National Park Transitions to 2021-2022 Winter Operations

Beginning December 1, 2021, visitors traveling to Grand Canyon National Park this winter season should be prepared for modified changes in operations. Visitors should also plan ahead and anticipate temporary road closures and poor driving conditions whenever winter storms pass through the area. The following operational changes will be in effect beginning on December 1, 2021:

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Two canyoneers rescued and one fatality at the exit of Heaps Canyon in Zion National Park

November 29, 2021 – SPRINGDALE, Utah – This weekend, the Zion National Park Technical Search and Rescue Team responded to an emergency call at the exit of Heaps Canyon. Rescuers found two canyoneers stranded on a rock perch about 280 feet above Upper Emerald Pools. They also found one canyoneer suspended from a rope about

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