Utah's national parks see traffic, congestion and gate closures over Memorial Day weekend
K. Sophie Will, St. George Spectrum & Daily News
With several notices beforehand, Utah's national parks geared up for battle against the anticipated crowds for Memorial Day weekend.
Now, as the dust settles, the parks are reviewing what happened over one of the busiest tourist weekends of the year.
Arches National Park had to temporarily delay entry to the park every day from Friday to Monday, including twice on Saturday and Sunday.
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According to officials and Twitter data, the park has only had to close the park twice in one day only a few times before.