Proposal to create Utah state park at historic Hole-in-the-Rock gaining traction

Utah Legislature has approved HB63, authorizing state parks officials to pursue a deal with federal land managers.

| courtesy of National Park Service Steve Henry, a Nation Park Service backcounty ranger, visits Hole in the Rock, the famous trail cut by Mormon pioneer expedition to reach San Juan County in 1880, along with anthropologist Katie Brown, and Erik Stanfield, a cultural resource specialist for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Utah officials are interested in developing a new state park in part of Garfield County to commemorate the San Juan Expedition and enable bigger groups to visit.

Proposal to create Utah state park at historic Hole-in-the-Rock gaining traction

Utah Legislature has approved HB63, authorizing state parks officials to pursue a deal with federal land managers.

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