Zion National Park, formerly the nation's third-most-popular park and now the second, ... Arches National Park saw a record 1.8 million visitors, about 150,000 more than in 2019.

Arches and Zion National Parks are facing a new challenge on top of the COVID-19 pandemic and cyanobacteria in the Virgin River — unprecedented levels of graffiti.

When it came to national parks, only two states had more than one location in the top 10 — California, with its No. 9 Joshua Tree National Park and No. 2 Yosemite; and Utah, with Zion and Arches.

The National Park Service announced Friday evening on Twitter that Arches and Canyonlands national parks would be closing “until further notice.” The closures, effective Saturday, apply to all ...

Arches National Park sells 5,000 tickets on first day, Zion's Angels Landing lottery opens K. Sophie Will, St. George Spectrum & Daily News Tue, January 4, 2022 at 11:10 PM UTC ...

Much like Zion National Park, Arches broke its visitation record in 2021. More than 1.8 million people came to the park just outside Moab, besting the previous record by over 200,000 visitors.

Zion National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Arches National Park were ranked 6th, 7th and 10th in the country with more than 700 total search and rescue missions from 2018-2020 ...

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah – This is a spiritual place. ... Also: Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Zion National Park in Southern Utah is renowned for its colorful canyons and arches, and is one of the “mighty five” national parks in the region showing off Utah’s natural beauty.

Local leaders near Arches National Park have asked the park to consider a similar timed-entry system. The park has already closed its gates more than 80 times this year due to heavy visitation.