- State: UT
- NPCA Region: Southwest
- Est. Date: 1964
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Moderate Concern
Health
Moderate Concern
Nature
Significant Concern
Climate
Significant Concern
Canyonlands National Park preserves an immense desert wilderness sculpted by the Green and Colorado rivers and featuring hundreds of colorful canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches and spires. The Island in the Sky District is the most accessible and popular section of the park — a mesa with spectacular views of the surrounding canyons. The Needles is a vaster territory below the Island in the Sky where visitors can hike among the sandstone spires and breathtaking rocks.
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Magazine Article
From Joshua Tree to Canyons of the Ancients
An unbroken stretch of protected land would benefit ecosystems, wildlife and cultural landscapes.
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Magazine Article
The Writing on the Wall
Stephen Alvarez travels the globe to photograph ancient rock art. His collection from the American Southwest includes images of Canyonlands, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante.
My Park Story
Greetings from Canyonlands National Park
Attempting to pick a park for my "story" was incredibly difficult. I decided to choose this one from Canyonlands NP...partly because it was the most recent one I've been too, but also, because it was one of the most incredible places I've ever been. About a year ago, I was…
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Read more about Parks group files lawsuit over off-road vehicle usage at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Press Release Parks group files lawsuit over off-road vehicle usage at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area The Park Service's decision to authorize off-road vehicles in Glen Canyon will harm the landscape and disrupt other visitors
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Read more about Advocates Save 85,000 Acres in Utah from Oil and Gas Development — for Now
Blog Post Advocates Save 85,000 Acres in Utah from Oil and Gas Development — for Now A coalition of elected officials, tribal leaders, business owners, outdoor enthusiasts and public land advocates successfully pressured the Bureau of Land Management to remove Moab-area parcels from its oil and gas lease sales next month.
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Read more about Administration pulls plans to allow oil and gas drilling near Arches and Canyonlands
Press Release Administration pulls plans to allow oil and gas drilling near Arches and Canyonlands After months of pressure, agency defers plan to lease more than 80,000 acres of land to oil and gas corporations
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My husband and I have had the pleasure of introducing and exploring over 20 of our National Parks with our children all of their lives. The memories and adventures we've experienced together over the years intertwine us and weave our stories together. Now that they are in their 20's we are so grateful that our country recognizes the value of places that provide space to wonder, to experience beauty, to "get outside" of yourself. What an exquisite treasure we have as US citizens. For reasons geographical, political and economical, other places are not so fortunate. WE LOVE OUR NATIONAL PARKS! — Angie
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Press Release Amid Pandemic, Interior Moves Forward With Enormous Oil And Gas Drilling Plan Near National Parks The 110,000+ acre proposal would include oil and gas drilling within a mile of Canyonlands National Park and the original boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument
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Read more about Park Service Reverses Decision to Open Utah Parks to Off-Road Vehicles
Blog Post Park Service Reverses Decision to Open Utah Parks to Off-Road Vehicles After significant public pressure, including thousands of messages from NPCA supporters, the National Park Service reversed a decision that would have allowed certain off-road vehicles on paved and dirt roads in national parks and monuments in Utah.
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Read more about The 12 Parks Most Threatened by Oil & Gas Drilling
Blog Post The 12 Parks Most Threatened by Oil & Gas Drilling Oil and gas development threatens the future of national parks. NPCA's new report, “Spoiled Parks,” highlights what we stand to lose in the face of the current administration's energy policies.
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Read more about Park Advocates Applaud Decision to Keep Off-Road Vehicles Out of Utah National Parks and Monuments
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Fact Sheet Planning 2.0 Protects Park Landscapes The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is tasked with managing millions of acres of public lands in the West. In order to ensure they are exercising good stewardship and balancing their dual mandate for managing public lands, each BLM Field Office is required by law to complete a Resource Management Plan (RMP).
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Report National Parks of the Colorado River Basin This report focuses on the ways in which management of the dams along the Colorado River and its major tributaries affects resources in five national parks in the Colorado River Basin.
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Read more about Center for State of the Parks: Canyonlands National Park
Report Center for State of the Parks: Canyonlands National Park Current overall conditions of Canyonlands’ known natural resources rated a “fair” score of 75 out of 100.
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