For the first time in the 50 years that Glen Canyon has been a national park, park managers are making an effort to empirically measure how many and what kind of users are traveling through one of its most popular waterways.
Rafters float near Glen Canyon Dam. Starting June 1, 2023, the Glen Canyon Recreation Area will be requiring anyone putting in at the dam and traveling the 16 miles of river to Lees Ferry to acquire a free permit.Colorado River
Previously, that information was mostly supplied by rangers, who passed it along through observations and anecdotes, according to Kendall Neisess, the outdoor recreation planner for“We are needing data,” Neisess said. “We have seen the area get more popular. The types of activities that visitors are participating in, it seems to us like it’s slightly shifting, like things like kayaking and paddleboarding are becoming more popular than we are used to seeing.
Permits do not serve as campsite reservations. Anyone hiking or fishing along the riverbank or taking a professionally guided float trip does not need a permit. However, one is required for any group floating down the river and taking a shuttle service back fromNeisess said the permit seeks information on how many people are in a party, what day they plan to begin and end, how they are getting from one part of the stretch to another and what activities they plan to partake in along the way.
The trip can be made in a half day and has become increasingly popular in recent years — at least that’s the impression.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Echo Glen juvenile escapees to remain in custody in SeattleAll seven teens who escaped from Echo Glen Children’s Center will remain in custody in Seattle, following a judge’s ruling.
Read more »
Echo Glen investigating why escaped teens were in medium, not maximum, security cottageThe juvenile detention center from which seven teens escaped on Sunday is now investigating why they were housed in a medium security cottage when two of them were at Echo Glen Children's Center due to murder sentences, including one who previously escaped from the center's maximum security Klickitat cottage in January 2022.
Read more »
NorCal softball regionals: Freshman pitcher, new hero lead Willow Glen into D-II title game‘It’s somebody different every time,’ Willow Glen coach says after his team’s semifinal win over Bullard-Fresno.
Read more »
3 teens who escaped from Echo Glen to appear in courtThe three teens were part of a group of seven inmates who escaped from the Echo Glen Children’s Center last Sunday.
Read more »
DOCS: How seven teens managed to escape Echo Glen Children's CenterNewly obtained documents reveal how seven juvenile inmates escaped the Echo Glen Children’s Center (EGCC), a facility in Snoqualmie that holds Washington’s most violent offenders, on May 28. FOX13
Read more »
Tarrant County Officials Say Temptations Cabaret is a Nuisance, Set Hearing to Revoke SOB PermitTarrant County officials are moving to revoke a strip club’s sexually oriented business permit and permanently shut down the club after another violent weekend left one dead and three injured.
Read more »