Grand Canyon, Ariz. –Grand Canyon Village is no longer in level 1 water conservation mode and water operations have returned to normal. The National Park Service encourages all visitors to practice basic water conservation measures at home and during their travels. Basic water conservation includes taking shorter showers, turning off the faucet while brushing teeth or […]

Ajo, Arizona –Maintenance work on the earthen dam at Quitobaquito pond in Organ Pipe Cactus is necessary to prevent habitat loss. A dying cottonwood tree has been the major factor in water dropping to a critical level for several species that live in the pond. The park coordinated with the State Historic and Tribal Preservation

Grand Canyon, Ariz. –On Monday, June 27 at approximately 4:45 pm, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call reporting a visitor over the edge at Mather Point.

The Lonely Dell access road at Lees Ferry will reopen on Wednesday, July 6. The road closed in October after flooding in the Paria River eroded the banks along the road.

Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms, CA—Park officials reopened Keys View Road after a weekend closure for search and rescue operations. Access to Keys View Overlook was closed to park visitors as a safety precaution for search and helicopter operations.

DEATH VALLEY, CA –Last month was the hottest June on record in Death Valley National Park, with a sweltering average temperature of 101.9 °F. June 2016’s temperatures exceeded average June temperatures by about 6 °F. Death Valley’s average temperature in June 2016 was 101.9 °F, which greatly exceeded the average of 95.5 °F recorded over

DEATH VALLEY, CA –Power has been restored to National Park Service facilities and hotels in Death Valley National Park, although services are limited and some roads remain closed. A thunderstorm during the evening of Friday, July 1 damaged a section of powerline near the park’s eastern border. Southern California Edison was able to fully restore

DEATH VALLEY, CA –The power outage in Death Valley National Park is likely to continue until late Sunday, July 3. Hotels in the park are closed and travelers are discouraged from visiting the park this weekend. A thunderstorm the evening of Friday, July 1 damaged a section of powerline near the park’s eastern border. Southern

DEATH VALLEY, CA –As of 10:00am on July 2, Death Valley National Park does not have electricity or telephones due to a storm the night of July 1. People planning to visit Death Valley National Park this weekend should consider changing their plans. If they drive through the park, they should exercise extreme caution due

On June 28th, at 3:49 p.m. staff at Mesa Verde’s Park Point Lookout tower observed a smoke plume on Park Mesa in Mesa Verde National Park. Named the Painted Kiva Fire, it is located east of the Cedar Tree Tower archaeological site.