Desert News
Caution required due to gravel sections DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – Daylight Pass and Beatty Cutoff Roads opened on Monday, November 7. This provides access from Beatty, Nevada into Death Valley National Park. Standard passenger cars can use the road, but drivers should be cautious due to short gravel sections. “We are so excited to reopen […]
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Free permits required for roadside camping DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – Death Valley National Park opened Hole in the Wall Road and Echo Canyon Road on November 9, 2022. The National Park Service (NPS) road crew re-established these backcountry roads after they had been partially erased by flash floods. A free permit is now required to
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Joshua Tree National Park management is pleased to join the National Park Service in celebrating Native American Heritage Month, and in honoring the 15 traditionally associated tribal communities as the original stewards of the land on which Joshua Tree National Park now sits. As we celebrate this important month, we encourage visitors to the park
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On Veterans Day, November 11, 2022, veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and Gold Star Families can obtain a free lifetime pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites spread out across more than 400 million acres of public lands, including national parks, wildlife refuges, and forests. “We have a sacred obligation to America’s
America is a vast land of many cultures dating back thousands of years to the original inhabitants of the land. The history and heritage of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Island communities are part of all national parks today. Throughout the year, and especially during November during Native American Heritage Month, the National
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The change will add convenience and predictability to the park’s permitting experience Beginning December 1st, overnight visitors to Bryce Canyon’s backcountry areas will be able to reserve permits for peak season trips up to three months in advance using the website Recreation.gov. This will replace the old system, by which permits were only issued in-person, up to
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Beginning next Monday, October 31, 2022 winter season operational changes will be implemented at the Lone Rock Primitive Campground. The micro flush toilets, restrooms, and showers will be closed for the season and no potable water will be available. The vault toilets and RV dump will remain open and primitive camping will be available throughout
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Moab, Utah – The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed air tour management plans for Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Natural Bridges National Monument on October 21, 2022. The plans establish measures to protect park resources, including outstanding geologic, ecologic, and cultural resources, and preservation of wilderness character and
NAEGLERIA FOWLERI FATALITY CONFIRMED BY THE SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT BOULDER CITY, Nev. – The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) has confirmed the death of a Clark County resident resulting from an infection of Naegleria fowleri, or a brain-eating amoeba. SNHD investigated the death of a juvenile male who may have been exposed to the organism the
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Bat Week is Oct. 24 – Oct. 31! This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate bats. Bats do a lot of things that help our natural areas be strong and healthy: Some bats eat insects that destroy crops and spread disease. Some bats pollinate plants, like agave. Bats help spread seeds to grow new plants.
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