Zion National Park

Count On Crowds At Zion National Park This Weekend

Heading to Zion National Park in Utah this weekend? Prepare for crowds.

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By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2015 2:30am

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Access To Zion National Park Limited By Rockfall

A substantial rockfall has limited access to Zion National Park in Utah, and the debris might not be removed from the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway before the weekend.

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By NPT Staff - September 24th, 2015 11:50am

Is There A National Park Shutdown In Your Future?

With a week left in the current fiscal year, and Congress seemingly unable to come to terms on how to fund the federal government, efforts are under way within the Interior Department, and National Park Service, to prepare for a government shutdown next week.

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By NPT Staff - September 24th, 2015 3:00am

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National Park Slot Canyons Are Alluring, But Also Deady

As wondrous and mesmerizing as slot canyons in southern Utah and northern Arizona can be, they can be even more deadly, as last week's tragedy at Zion National Park underscores.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Names Of Canyoneers Drowned At Zion National Park Released

A group of friends killed by a flash flood that raged through a serpentine backcountry canyon in Zion National Park came from California and Nevada to spend a fun afternoon in the park.

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By NPT Staff - August 18th, 2023 10:39am

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Body Of 7th Canyoneer Found At Zion National Park

Search and rescue crews at Zion National Park on Thursday recovered the seventh and final body from a group of canyoneers who entered a tight slot canyon on Monday for what they thought would be a relatively short, but enjoyable, journey through one of the park's serpentine wonderlands only to be overcome by raging waters of a flash flood.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 17th, 2015 3:43pm

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Update 3: Flash Floods Kill At Least Six In Zion National Park, One Missing

A short, but technical, canyoneering route in Zion National Park turned deadly when heavy thunderstorms filled the slot canyon with water, killing at least five hikers while two others were still missing Wednesday.

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By NPT Staff - September 16th, 2015 5:05pm

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Around The National Park System: Vandalism, Record Visitation, Possible New "Parks"

Ongoing vandalism investigations, possible new "national parks," and 3 million visitors to Yellowstone National Park are among the stories floating about the National Park System.

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By NPT Staff - September 14th, 2015 2:30am

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Yellowstone Saw Nearly 1 Million Visitors In July; Is That A Good Thing?

One million visitors. That seems like a lot for an entire year, and definitely a lot in one month for Yellowstone National Park, which came within 19,000-odd visitors of reaching 1 million during July.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 26th, 2015 2:30am

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Burning Off The Morning Fog

Even Zion National Park in southwestern Utah can get fog in the morning.

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Morning Fog In Zion Canyon

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 16th, 2015 9:46am

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