Several southern Utah communities oppose new rule for ATV use in national parks

Craig BennettPublished: October 16, 2019

In this May 2013 photo mountain bikers near the end of their 75-mile trip as they make the steep climb on the Mineral Bottom Road after riding the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park. ATVs will be allowed on certain roads in the five national parks in Utah under a new rule from the National Park Service that went through without public comment. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Several communities in southern Utah are opposing a new rule put in place by the National Park Service regarding the use of ATVs and UTVs in Utah's national parks.

The city of Moab, Grand County and the town Castle Valley drafted a resolution yesterday that opposed the rule allowing the use of the machines on state and county roads in the parks.

The resolution asked the parks service to consider amendments to their rule to require a curfew on using the vehicles as well as other noise and use limitations.

The resolution was to be presented to the NPS at a meeting in Moab yesterday evening.

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