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Effective immediately, Grand Canyon National Park will implement mandatory water conservation measures for the South Rim of the park. These water restrictions are in response to a failure in the Trans Canyon Waterline after it was shut off for repairs. Crews were trying to repressurize the line when there was a break, causing an extension […]

On Friday afternoon, July 12, 2024, San Juan County Dispatch received a 911 text from a person at the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park. The 23-year-old woman and her 52-year-old father, both from Green Bay, Wisconsin, had been hiking on the Syncline Trail, gotten lost, and run out of water. The

On July 7 at approximately 2 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an unresponsive hiker on the Bright Angel Trail, approximately 100 feet below the Bright Angel Trailhead. Bystanders initiated CPR as Xanterra Fire and Security and National Park Service (NPS) medical personnel responded from the rim. All attempts by

National Park Service continues a multi-year research and planning initiative The National Park Service (NPS) continues to prepare a draft Visitor Use Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA) for Zion National Park. This plan and EA will propose actions to provide sustainable visitor access, protect park resources, improve visitor experiences, and promote visitor and staff

The Charles Hall Ferry returns to service July 4th providing passage over Lake Powell between Bullfrog and Halls Crossing. The ferry is scheduled to make four round trips daily during the summer, departing Halls Crossing every two hours beginning at 10:00 a.m. Initially, the ferry will operate Thursdays through Sundays and fee payment will be cash only.

The National Park Service (NPS) is announcing modified closure dates of inner canyon trails and facilities to support the Transcanyon Waterline (TCWL) construction project.   New inner canyon closure dates are:   These closures are necessary for the protection of staff and visiting public during an extensive TCWL construction effort along the Bright Angel Trail. Visitors

Bullfrog Main Ramp in North Lake Powell is now open! This reduces congestion at the Bullfrog North Ramp; both ramps are now available for vessels of all sizes. Please prepare all boats before accessing a ramp. Boaters are advised to prepare their boats at the Bullfrog Visitor Center parking lot and the Old Marina Store

Focus is to End Deaths and Injuries Caused by Boating Under the Influence Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, Ariz. – From July 4 to 6, 2024, the national Operation Dry Water awareness and enforcement initiative will take place on Lake Powell. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Rangers, in partnership with the National Association of State

On June 16 at approximately 6:45 a.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an unresponsive hiker on the Bright Angel Trail, approximately 0.5 miles east of the Pipe Creek River Resthouse. All attempts by bystanders and National Park Service (NPS) personnel to resuscitate the individual were unsuccessful. The hiker was a

Park rangers and members of the Joshua Tree Search and Rescue Team (JOSAR) rescued a dog stuck on a ledge near Jumbo Rocks Campground, on June 9th, after the owners reported their unleashed pet missing the day before.  The dog was spooked by his surroundings and ran off early in the morning. Approximately 24 hours later,