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Fire Lake Park is limiting its capacity for visitors after the park experienced large crowds over the last couple of weekends. Santa Clara-Ivins Police Chief, Bob Flowers, says the park has been having the same issues as other parks in regards to crowd sizes and confirmed the park is limiting capacity to only the parking lot ...

One of the main reasons to visit Gunlock State Park in Washington County is being suspended by state park officials.  The state Division of Parks and Recreation asked the operators of the Gunlock reservoir to turn off the water to the park's waterfalls.  ...

Hundreds of out of state and out of country visitors came to Snow Canyon State Park the day after  Governor Herbert issued a directive which only allows residents of the county in which the park is located to visit. The parking lot was filled with cars bearing not only Utah license plates, but plates from surrounding states. In ...

In an effort to “flatten the curve” and “slow the spread” of the coronavirus in Utah both Arches and Canyonland National Parks will be closed to the public. The closure of both parks starts Saturday, March 28th until further notice. Visitors with camping reser ...

Health officials are discouraging people from visiting parks. A photo surfaced online from Zion National Park's Twitter page showcasing people hiking in a group larger than ten people amid the COVID-19 outbreak. A coalition of retired National Parks Service workers are saying it's irresponsible for the park to allow large gatherings of people during a state of emergency ...

Leaders with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are asking that members outside of the United States not travel to Utah for April’s general conference. In addition, church officials are postponing the leadership sessions for General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Officers, amid growing global health concerns over the COVID-19 virus. I...

Zion National Park is requiring all visitors to use shuttles to get around the park through the end of the year. Zion Canyon Scenic Drive will be closed to private traffic through December 31st, with shuttles picking up and dropping off visitors at trailheads from 8 a...

Zion National Park is expecting a busy Labor Day weekend Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2, 2019. As our nation honors American workers, many will visit Zion and other National Parks across the country. Visitors to Zion should expect some queues and congestion within the park ...