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05-29-2018, 06:37 AM
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The Memorial Day holiday weekend is the busiest weekend at Zion National Park. Yesterday, the park recorded more than 30,000 visitors, which may end up being the busiest single day in 2018. Visitation this high puts a strain on park infrastructure and systems, like the shuttle bus.
This photo is the line for the park shuttle that extended all the way into Springdale yesterday. Wait times were 1.5 hours, even though there was a park shuttle loaded and leaving every few minutes.
As we head into the busy summer season, where scenes like this will happen again, it is worth thinking about how to manage the future of Zion. What should be done to protect the visitor experience and safety? What should be done to protect park resources and infrastructure?
In an attempt to answer these questions, the park is developing a Visitor Use Management Plan. We are hoping to release the draft plan by the end of 2018. To read more details of what could be in the plan, including ideas that definitely won't be in the plan, follow this link: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsList.cfm?projectID=58542
(Via: https://www.facebook.com/zionnps/photos/a.403609659670013.94901.143664062331242/1936936389670658/?type=3)
The Memorial Day holiday weekend is the busiest weekend at Zion National Park. Yesterday, the park recorded more than 30,000 visitors, which may end up being the busiest single day in 2018. Visitation this high puts a strain on park infrastructure and systems, like the shuttle bus.
This photo is the line for the park shuttle that extended all the way into Springdale yesterday. Wait times were 1.5 hours, even though there was a park shuttle loaded and leaving every few minutes.
As we head into the busy summer season, where scenes like this will happen again, it is worth thinking about how to manage the future of Zion. What should be done to protect the visitor experience and safety? What should be done to protect park resources and infrastructure?
In an attempt to answer these questions, the park is developing a Visitor Use Management Plan. We are hoping to release the draft plan by the end of 2018. To read more details of what could be in the plan, including ideas that definitely won't be in the plan, follow this link: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsList.cfm?projectID=58542
(Via: https://www.facebook.com/zionnps/photos/a.403609659670013.94901.143664062331242/1936936389670658/?type=3)