National Park Service officials are proposing increases to campground and boating fees at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area, citing rising operational costs and
Intense floods good, bad for Capitol Reef National Park
and last updated 2021-07-23 19:32:17-04
SALT LAKE CITY â On Wednesday, Capitol Reef National park in southern Utah received more than an inch of rain in just over 24 hours. That may not seem like a lot, but it resulted in flash flooding throughout the park. And you have to remember, we only get an average of eight inches a year and last year was the tenth driest on record at not even five inches, said Lori Rome, Capitol Reef s Chief of Interpretation. So, that one inch of rain in one day, in a few hours, can lead to a lot of changes in the park.
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.