SALT LAKE CITY — Visitation to Utah's state parks dropped a little in 2022, much like the state's national parks. But that doesn't mean parks weren't busy. A tick under 10 million people visited ...

One option is to invest in an annual pass, which costs Utah residents $125 a year (a pass for non-residents will cost you $175) and gets you access to all of Utah’s state parks. However, you ...

Like the final scramble up a talus field, the view for Utah’s hikers is improving bit by bit. Most Utah state parks open to residents of all counties. By Julie Jag | April 26, ...

Nine of the top 10 most-visited state parks in Utah drew over a half-million visitors. The 10 most-visited Utah state parks in 2021. Sand Hollow: 1,531,295 (up 215,629 from 2020) ...

The Utah State Parks Board passed a rule to expand hunting opportunities within local state parks. The measure, that was approved on Nov. 1, 2019 during a quarterly board meeting, goes into effect ...

Utah's state parks remained open to visitors throughout the spring and summer despite widespread COVID-19 closures, resulting in significantly higher visitation numbers than in recent years.

In recent years, the Utah State Parks system said visitation has been growing. But the COVID-19 pandemic made it surge as people got out and rediscovered the outdoors.

Don't cancel that camping trip just yet: Utah, Arizona, and Colorado state governments will foot the bill to keep some national parks open — and tourist dollars flowing — during the shutdown.