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DEATH VALLEY, CA – Death Valley National Park announces this fall and winter seasons’ camping options. Most campgrounds open, some will open later as repairs are completed and seasonal staff report for duty. CURRENTLY OPEN Furnace Creek Campground (154 sites) Stovepipe Wells Campground (190 sites) Emigrant Campground (10 sites) Wildrose Campground (23 sites) Thorndike Campground […]

A chip seal project will be starting in October in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Visitors are advised that roads and parking areas in Wahweap’s developed areas will be upgraded with slurry and crack sealing. Work will also be done at the Antelope Point Marina’s main entrance (14-day parking lot). Flaggers will be directing traffic,

Visitors to the Wahweap District in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are advised that the Stateline Launch Ramp, located on the Arizona-Utah border, will close for the winter this Friday, October 6. The Stateline parking area and pumpout station at the bottom of the Stateline Launch Ramp will also be closed until next season. Boaters

TUMACÁCORI, AZ – Tumacácori National Historical Park is conducting civic engagement on proposed fee increases for 2018. The park’s current fee schedule has been in place since July 2015, but is below the agency’s standard pricing model. Tumacácori is seeking public comment on the following recreation fee changes: · Per person entrance fee (good for

On Sunday, October 22, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tumacácori will celebrate the harvest of fruits cultivated within the mission garden and orchard. “Partnerships formed over the course of this project will now see the fruits of their labor enjoyed and savored by park visitors,” says Superintendent Bob Love. Visitors can walk the grounds,

Tucson, AZ – Saguaro National Park is seeking the public’s assistance in connection with a vandalism incident. On Wednesday October 4, a park science crew working in the west district discovered a saguaro cactus which appeared to have been shot multiple times with a shotgun. “There was significant damage to the main stem and one

Grand Canyon, AZ – Grand Canyon National Park has closed the yurt located at CC Hill on the North Rim effective September 21, 2017 for safety concerns. The yurt is scheduled for demolition later this fall. A park superintendent has the authority to “designate areas for a specific use or activity, or impose conditions or

DEATH VALLEY, CA –The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) and the National Park Service (NPS) recently renewed their agreement addressing maintenance on the three airstrips in Death Valley National Park. Volunteers will perform maintenance on public airstrips at Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, and Saline Valley. “The RAF and the NPS have been successfully partnering for nearly

The Utah Education Association (UEA) holiday weekend construction schedule has been changed for Arches National Park. The park will now be open with no road construction work from 7:00 a.m. Friday, October 20 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, October 22. Sunday through Thursday, visitors must arrive at the park before 6:30 p.m. Visitors arriving after 6:30

Photographer Kit Frost of Durango, Colorado is October’s Artist in Residence at Mesa Verde National Park. She will offer a free public program, “Artists in Our National Parks” on Friday, October 13 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Far View Lodge Library in the park. https://www.nps.gov/meve/learn/news/17-23_air_frost.htm Source:: Mesa Verde National Park Artist in