Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument announces summer hours for visitor centers
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KANAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument will transition to a summer schedule for the monument’s visitor centers beginning as early as Tuesday, Mar. 1. Summer hour operations will commence as follows:
- Escalante Interagency Visitor Center. Summer hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., six days a week (closed Wednesday) beginning Mar. 1.
- Kanab Visitor Center. Summer hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., five days a week (closed Sunday and Monday) beginning Mar. 1.
- Big Water Visitor Center. Summer hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., five days a week (closed Tuesday and Wednesday) beginning Mar. 1.
- Cannonville Visitor Center. Summer hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., five days a week (closed Monday and Tuesday) beginning Mar. 2.
- Paria Contact Station. Summer hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days a week beginning Mar. 15.
The Paria Contact Station serves as a permit pickup location for the Paria Canyon Overnight permits and provides visitor information on the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. Paria Canyon Overnight permits may also be picked up at the St. George Public Lands Information Center, 345 E. Riverside Dr., St. George, UT 84790-6714, which is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., five days a week (closed Saturday and Sunday).
Contact information for the St. George Public Lands Information Center is 435-688-3200 or blm_az_asdoweb@blm.gov.
For additional questions about visitor services, please visit the Monument’s visitor center webpage at https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/GSENM_VisitorCenters.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.