Zion National Park

Study Claims Permit System Doesn't Make Half Dome Hike Safer

One of the most terrifying, and dangerous, day hikes in the National Park System is the route you take to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. So dangerous is it that some years ago the park implemented a permit system to limit day hikers. Now a study claims that system doesn't make the hike any safer.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 9th, 2019 2:00am

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East Entrance Road To Zion National Park To Reopen

Quick repair work means the east entrance road to Zion National Park in southwestern Utah will reopen to traffic this Saturday.

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By NPT Staff - April 26th, 2019 12:46pm

Utah Man Killed In Fall From Angels Landing In Zion National Park

A Utah man who went to Zion National Park to hike to the top of Angels Landing died in a fall from the rock outcrop.

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By NPT Staff - April 19th, 2019 8:58am

Road Repairs Will Block Section Of East Entrance Road To Zion National Park For Three Weeks

It will be somewhat of a challenge to drive into the heart of Zion National Park from the east for most of April as a section of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway will be closed for three weeks' of repairs beginning April 9.

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By NPT Staff - April 3rd, 2019 1:30am

An ancient, cross-bedded sand dune, Zion National Park

An ancient, lithified cross-bedded sand dune seen along the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway in Zion National Park, Utah

The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway running through Zion National Park, Utah, guides park visitors past ancient cross-bedded sand dunes. Can you tell which way the wind blew to create these now-lithified sand layers?

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Ancient Cross-Bedded Sand Dune

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By Rebecca Latson - March 29th, 2019 10:44am

Partial Opening Of Entire Zion-Mount Carmel Highway At Zion National Park

One lane of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which was partially closed earlier this month by a storm that undercut a section of pavement in Zion National Park, was to reopen Wednesday evening, but with limitations.

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By NPT Staff - March 13th, 2019 2:00am

Rangers Looking For Man Who Took Campground Fees From Zion National Park

Zion National Park rangers are looking for a man they believe entered the Watchman Campground around January 25 and took an unspecified amount of money from the fee drop box.

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By NPT Staff - March 12th, 2019 11:14am

Eastern Half Of Zion-Mount Carmel Highway Reopening At Zion National Park

While engineers are working on a plan to fix an undercut section of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway at Zion National Park, the eastern segment of the road is reopening to the tunnel.

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By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2019 4:36pm

UPDATED | National Park System Visitation Dropped 13 Million In 2018, To 318.2 Million

Volcanics, no solar eclipse, and wildfires no doubt all played a role in the decline of visitation to the National Park System in 2018, when slightly more than 318 million visits were recorded, a drop of 13 million from the year before.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 5th, 2019 12:07pm

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Landslide Shuts Off Eastern Access To Zion National Park In Utah

An unusually wet winter is causing havoc in Zion National Park, where a landslide has forced closure of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, the park's only entrance from the east.

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By NPT Staff - March 3rd, 2019 3:19pm

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