Utah National Parks

The latest Utah news from Monday evening, July 19, 2021.

State and national park officials are expecting a busy holiday weekend, and they’re asking people to make flexible or alternative plans.

Monday evening, July 27, 2020Seven More Utahns Die From COVID-19Utah health officials reported 436 new cases of COVID-19 Monday. And the state’s death…

Thursday morning, March 19, 2020First Day of Spring At HovenweepToday brings the earliest first-day-of-spring in 124 years. The vernal equinox is official…

Along with other U.S. Department of Interior agencies, Zion National Park will send three of its rangers south next year to support law enforcement…

An Interior Department committee is recommending that the National Park Service privatize campgrounds in national parks and offer services such as WI-FI...

The U.S. Interior Department announced Sunday it will take the extraordinary step of using entrance fees for daily operations during the partial…

National parks tourism pumped nearly $36 billion into the U.S. economy last year, and communities just outside the parks benefited the most. That’s where…

National Park Week is an annual celebration of what many people call America’s best idea, beginning with a fare-free day, April 21.The five Mountain West…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department is increasing fees at the most popular national parks to $35 per vehicle, backing down from an earlier plan that…

Americans love their national parks. But the agency that oversees them, the National Park Service, is facing budget cuts. And, worse, they’re $12 billion…

Opposition seems to be growing against plans for raising entrance fees at some national parks, and some critics in Utah want the National Park Service to…