Natural Bridges National Monument

National Park Visits Help Grow Utah's Tourism Industry By Nearly 5 Percent In 2010

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 1, 2011 - 1:15am

Utah's collection of national parks, monuments, and historic sites helped generate $6.5 billion in tourism spending for the state in 2010, an increase of nearly 5 percent, according to state calculations.

Campground at Natural Bridges National Monument To Close So Crews Can Install New Toilets

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on August 5, 2011 - 6:19am

The sweet smell of technology will force closure of the campground at Natural Bridges National Monument for 10 days later this month as crews install new toilet systems.

National Park Quiz 92: Seconds

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on March 2, 2011 - 2:59am

You can't take this quiz in just a few seconds, but if you invest a few minutes you'll find out if you know as much about seconds as you do about firsts.

Now's The Time To Apply For "Artists in the Parks"

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on January 29, 2011 - 1:54am

If you've got some artistic flare, and a desire to spend some time in the high desert of southeastern Utah, now is the time to get your application in for the 2011 Community Artist in the Parks Program.

Exploring Canyonlands And Arches National Parks By RV

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 5, 2010 - 12:10am

Baked by time like some multi-layer geologic tort, Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah features a landscape cut by canyons, rumpled by upthrusts, dimpled by grabens, and even pockmarked, some believe, by asteroids.

National Park Mystery Photo 25 Revealed: It's The Cowboy Camp At Canyonlands National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 22, 2010 - 12:09am

Cowboys and the landscape that today is Canyonlands National Park long went together. Early in the 1900s, one cattle company actually grazed from the area now known as Natural Bridges National Monument all the way north into the Needles District of Canyonlands.

Stars Above, Earth Below, A Guide to Astronomy In the National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on June 24, 2010 - 12:56am

Add Stars Above, Earth Below, a Guide to Astronomy in the National Parks to your library and you'll not only gain a better appreciation of the dark skies over national parks, but you'll also be better informed on the stars twinkling at you.

A National Park Visiting Wish List for 2010

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on January 9, 2010 - 2:56am

Last year’s travels took me to half a dozen national parks new to my resume. This year there are five new ones and five old friends on the horizon. A guy could do worse.

Dark, Starry Skies Above National Parks Celebrated by Posters, Forthcoming Book

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 8, 2009 - 2:26am

Some of the best star gazing can be had in national parks. Proof of that can be found at Natural Bridges National Monument, Yellowstone National Park, Big Bend National Park, even Acadia National Park. Those and other park settings are celebrated in a series of night sky posters issued in conjunction with the International Year of Astronomy.

NPCA Report: National Parks Provide Economic Security for Surrounding Communities

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on June 8, 2009 - 1:30am

National parks can, and do, provide an economic lifeline to their surrounding communities. In its latest report, the National Parks Conservation Association points out just how valuable southeastern Utah's parks are to their nearby communities.

A Century of National Parks in Utah To be Celebrated Labor Day Weekend

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on August 21, 2008 - 2:14am

A little more than century after President Theodore Roosevelt designated Natural Bridges National Monument, making it the first National Park System unit in Utah, the monument will serve as the backdrop for a celebration of 100 years of national parks in the state.