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Thread: Overcrowding at Zion
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05-29-2018, 06:37 AM #1
Overcrowding at Zion
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/documen...rojectID=58542
(Via: https://www.facebook.com/zionnps/pho...670658/?type=3)
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05-29-2018 06:37 AM # ADS
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05-29-2018, 08:47 AM #2
I love Zions
It's interesting, they'll always divulge the number of people during peak season, but they'll rarely admit the amount of money brought in.
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05-29-2018, 09:04 AM #3
We drove through the park, from the east side, on our way to St. George, Friday evening. We got through the park just fine and without any delays. Even driving through the tunnel we were 2nd in line and only had to wait for maybe 3 minutes. The line for vehicles waiting to drive through from the west was pretty backed up, however. Of course this was 6pm and I'm guessing a lot of park visitors had already left. It was definitely crowded but, we had no plans to stop anywhere.
Are we there yet?
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05-29-2018, 02:20 PM #4
Went to Canyonlands - Maze District. Maybe seen 30 people in 5 days.
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05-29-2018, 05:28 PM #5
Yeah Zions is great if you go at the right time. Why go on one of the busiest holiday weekends and then bitch that it was crowded. I will never understand that.
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05-29-2018, 06:56 PM #6
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05-29-2018, 07:38 PM #7
the ad below the zion photo . . . wanting to share the crowds
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05-29-2018, 08:59 PM #8
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05-30-2018, 01:13 PM #9
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