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October 20, 2021 – Visitors to Rainbow Bridge National Monument are advised that access from Lake Powell will become significantly more difficult until further notice, due to lowering lake levels and mud and debris from rain events.  Effective immediately, there will no longer be dock access to the shoreline. The Lake Powell dock will be pulled back […]

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX – During the week of October 24th, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) will be surveying bighorn sheep and aoudads (barbary sheep) in Big Bend National Park. TPWD staff will be using a helicopter in the park to survey bighorn and aoudad. This year there will be no lethal control of

UPDATE 10/14/2021: Travelers on Highway 95 in rural Utah are advised that fuel services at Hite, Utah have resumed. The 24-hour, pay-at-the-pump service is now available for regular unleaded and diesel fuel. Premium unleaded fuel remains temporarily unavailable. Source: NPS

Expect Road Crews and Truck Traffic on Ivanpah, Lanfair, and Black Canyon Roads October 15, 2021 – Barstow, CA — The National Park Service will begin repairs on three roads in Mojave National Preserve in late October. The work will take place on Ivanpah, Lanfair, and Black Canyon roads. Visitors and inholding residents in the

UPDATE: October 8, 2021 – Boaters are advised that construction activities to extend the Stateline Auxiliary Ramp will begin on Monday, October 11, 2021. Please adhere to all construction signage and guidance. The ramp will be extended in one-half increments with two lanes remaining open to the launch and retrieval of vessels. No full closures of

October 8, 2021 – MESA VERDE, Colo. – Mesa Verde National Park has begun operations to relocate trespass livestock from the park, an effort the National Park Service developed with public input over several years. The Colorado Chapter of the National Mustang Association is assisting the park by providing volunteers, planning, and logistical support for

October 11, 2021 -El Día de los Muertos, also known as All Soul’s Day, has roots in many Tumacácori Mission traditions including the customs of native residents, mission-era Jesuit and Franciscan priests, Spanish colonists, Mexican settlers, and even citizens of the United States arriving in the 19th century. On this holiday, Tumacácori National Historical Park

October 2, 2021 – DEATH VALLEY, Calif.– Death Valley National Park has completed improvements to the iconic thermometer display at Furnace Creek Visitor Center. The first stage of the improvement project, completed in 2020, was switching the Fahrenheit-only display to a dual Fahrenheit/Celsius display. Over half of the park’s summertime visitors are international tourists who

October 5, 2021 – SAN DIEGO – An F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed in Death Valley National Park, California, at approximately 3 p.m., October 4, 2021. The pilot was treated for minor injuries at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and released later that night. The aircraft was assigned to Air Test and

October 6, 2021 – Salt Flat, Texas – By the end of the month, colorful fall foliage should adorn the mountain slopes and canyons of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Colors traditionally peak around the last two weekends of October with good color development through the first week of November, but each year is unique, depending