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The park in cooperation with the Morongo Basin Healthcare District is inviting the public to come out and Take A Hike with park superintendent David Smith at 9am on April 23. Hikers will meet up and depart from Twin Tanks backcountry board, (located between Bell and White Tank campgrounds) and proceed on an approximately two […]

The project may be postponed because of unfavorable weather conditions or lack of firefighting resources. https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/pxfire_4_16_17.htm Source:: Prescribed Fire Planned in Zion National Park in mid-April       

Zion National Park and the Zion National Park Foundation have finalized the dates, event locations and artists for the 2017 Plein Air Art Invitational. The week-long event starts on Monday November 6, 2017 and culminates on Saturday November 11, 2017 with the “Art-In-The-Park” Paint Out and Silent Auction event held on the grounds of the

The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open as scheduled, on May 15, with limited visitor services and water conservation measures due to a break in the North Rim water pipeline. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/north-rim-open-may-15-water-conserve.htm Source:: North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park to Open as Planned May 15 with Limited Visitor Services and Water Conservation

The National Park Service has designated Rainbow Bridge a Traditional Cultural Property, recognizing the site’s historic and ongoing cultural significance to at least six American Indian tribes, and establishing its listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Rainbow Bridge is the first site in Utah to gain a TCP designation.

Starting April 29, 2017, both the Zion Human History Museum and Zion Canyon Visitor Center will remain open daily until 6:00 p.m https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/hoursdelyyed.htm Source:: Extended Hours Delayed at Zion Human History Museum and Visitor Center       

Joshua Tree National Park just made it easier and faster to get into the park. The park is now offering a free mobile app which will allow visitors to prepay entrance fees. https://www.nps.gov/jotr/learn/news/joshua-tree-national-park-offers-mobile-app-for-paying-entrance-fees.htm Source:: Joshua Tree National Park Offers Mobile App for Paying Entrance Fees       

Watercolor painter Larry Hughes will serve as Mesa Verde National Park’s Artist in Residence from May 1 through May 13, 2017. Larry will offer two free programs during his residency — the first on May 11 in Parque de Vida in Cortez, and the second, on May 12 in Mesa Verde National Park. https://www.nps.gov/meve/learn/news/17-08_air_larryhughes.htm Source::