The Beehive State performed well across the board, excelling in one key metric, “access to scenic byways,” where it ranked ...

Planning a road trip through Utah’s national parks sounds exciting until you sit down and realize how much ground there is to cover. While it might not look like much on a map, The Mighty 5 ...

Zion National Park sits near the Utah-Arizona border. It’s within a few hours' drive of other Southwest national parks like Bryce Canyon (70 miles) and Capitol Reef (175 miles).

Zion National Park sits near the Utah-Arizona border. It’s within a few hours' drive of other Southwest national parks like Bryce Canyon (70 miles) and Capitol Reef (175 miles).

Zion National Park’s main valley with the Virgin River carving through it. Southern Utah’s Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks are spectacular, dazzling, stunning… I quickly ran out of adjectives ...

Utah's Capitol Reef National Park could certainly be considered one of those “hidden gems.” While the park boasts colorful canyons, dramatic cliffs, and ancient petroglyphs, similar to Zion ...

The country’s 433 national park sites received more than 330 million visitors in 2024, with annual visit counts rising steadily since the end of World War II.

Beginning in mid-2026, large vehicles will be required to skirt the 11.9-mile Zion-Mount Carmel Highway and its tunnel. Matthew Fink, a spokesperson for Zion National Park, told SFGATE that the ...

The Lodge at Bryce Canyon, which is generally open from late March through early November, is the only lodging in the park. Here, visitors can eat at the restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch ...

Zion National Park as seen from an overlook. The park saw 4.9 million visitors in 2024. (Aubrey Smith) As part of the Trump administration’s recent efforts to cut federal spending, the National ...

One of them was Macie Monahan, a biologist at Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park. MACIE MONAHAN: When I got removed from my position illegally, I was 10 days away from being off my probationary period.