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 From now through March 2024, park officials plan to burn piles of dead vegetation at various locations within Canyonlands and Arches national parks. These prescribed burns will consume accumulations of woody and herbaceous material left behind from exotic plant management and fuel reduction projects in the parks. Ignitions will occur only when environmental factors align […]

Get dates and times when you can ride a shuttle, see a ranger at a visitor center, attend ranger led talks, and pick up Wilderness Permits. The seasons are changing in Zion National Park! Every year, the National Park Service (NPS) adjusts shuttle schedules and campground availability to reflect the seasons. Here is what you

Planning to camp in Bryce Canyon National Park next year? Today the park announced changes to its campground reservation system and fee structure. These changes are designed to improve both the visitor planning experience and campground operations.  Fee Activity  Change   Campground Reservations  Sunset Campground peak-season reservations will be available on Recreation.gov up to 14 days

Geology happens very slowly… or all at once. Last weekend, precipitation and daily freeze/thaw temperatures triggered a sizable rockfall in Canyonlands National Park. The rockfall damaged a section of the White Rim Road in the Island in the Sky district, north of the Labyrinth campsites. Several large boulders are entirely blocking the roadway. The White

National Park Service completes road construction to repair damage after landslide  Kolob Canyons Road is open! In collaboration with the Federal Highway Administration, the National Park Service completed work to:  This construction repaired damage from a landslide and reinforced the road to proactively increase resilience ahead of future weather or geologic events.   Background  In March 2023, rangers observed a depressed area on the

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on November 17, National Park Service search and rescue teams located 25-year-old Christy Perry who was missing since November 9 in Big Bend National Park. Perry was found awake and talking approximately 1/4 mile below the summit of the Lost Mine Trail.  Searchers from the National Park Service, U.S. Border Patrol, Los Diablos Fire Fire Crew,

If you are waiting to board a shuttle, stop to enjoy a ranger led talk at Zion Canyon Visitor Center There is never a bad time to visit Zion, but if you plan to travel to the park during Thanksgiving Day Weekend, the National Park Service (NPS) wants you to know what to expect.   The

Death Valley National Park continues to repair and reopen flood-damaged roads. Roadside camping and backpacking is now available along Echo Canyon Road, Hole in the Wall Road, Cottonwood Canyon Road, Marble Canyon Road, and Greenwater Valley Road (aka Furnace Creek Wash Road). The free, mandatory camping permits are available at Furnace Creek Visitor Center, same day