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Grand Canyon, AZ- North Rim operations in Grand Canyon National Park will begin day use operations on Thursday November 1, 2018. At that time, the Visitor Center, Backcountry Office and Campground Kiosk will be closed. The Entrance Station will be unstaffed, but fees will continue to be collected via an automated machine. Limited park staff […]

Grand Canyon, AZ – The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has reopened US 89 between Cameron and US 160 on the Navajo Nation. Traffic has been restored in both directions following damage caused by heavy rains. Flooding damaged the roadway late Wednesday midway between Flagstaff and Page. The flooding, caused by the remnants of Hurricane

October 04, 2018 – PHOENIX – US 89 is closed roughly midway between Flagstaff and Page because heavy rains damaged a section of the highway, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Northbound lanes are closed at Cameron (milepost 467) and southbound lanes are closed at US 160 (near milepost 481). An extended closure is

Grand Canyon, AZ– Grand Canyon National Park invites the public to celebrate National Fossil Day on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Events are designed to celebrate National Fossil Day and will be held throughout the day to highlight the importance of fossils and their uses. The schedule of events is as follows: 9:00 – 10:00 am,

Grand Canyon, AZ– Grand Canyon National Park implemented Level 2 water conservation measures due to a series of breaks in the Transcanyon Waterline. Until park staff repairs the break and water in storage tanks reaches sustainable levels, the park will remain in conservation mode. Under Level 2 water restrictions, the park and its partners have

BULLFROG, UT – At approximately 3:30 p.m. (MST) on Friday, September 28, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Dispatch was notified that a three year-old boy had died and was being transported to the Halls Crossing Launch Ramp. National Park Service (NPS) Rangers from Halls Crossing and Bullfrog met the party. No life support measures were

For more than seventy years, countless thousands of visitors have come to Trona during the second weekend in October for the annual Gem-O-Rama. And each year more collectors converge for the 36 hours of frantic, non-stop activity to collect some of the best and most desirable evaporite mineral specimens in the world. Since the first show,

Road Closures Use CAUTION when traveling on roads within the park and surrounding area. Watch for debris and standing water on roads. Scotty’s Castle Road/North Highway: CLOSED into Grapevine Canyon (Bonnie Claire Road) due to flood damage. No access to Scotty’s Castle or NV-267. Open from Hwy 190 north to Ubehebe Crater Road. Westside Road:

DEATH VALLEY, CA – Death Valley National Park’s Chicken Strip is famous among recreational pilots for its dramatic desert scenery and the challenges it poses to small plane pilots. However, the landing strip’s ongoing use is a non-enforced violation of National Park Service (NPS) regulations. Now the NPS seeks public input on a proposed regulation

WASHINGTON – On September 22, join in the nation’s biggest celebration of the great outdoors on National Public Lands Day! All national parks will have free admission and many will host volunteer service projects open to all. “Every year, Americans come together on National Public Lands Day to demonstrate their love of national parks,” said