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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument announces winter, holiday hours for visitor centers

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BLM Utah

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Paria River District

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KANAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) will transition to a winter schedule for the monument’s four visitor centers beginning November 20.

Winter hour operations will commence as follows:

  • The Escalante Interagency Visitor Center will provide phone services only from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, beginning November 20, 2020 through March 1, 2021.
  • The Kanab Visitor Center will provide phone services only from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, beginning November 20, 2020 through March 1, 2021.
  • The Big Water Visitor Center will not provide any visitor services beginning November 20, 2020 through March 1, 2021.
  • The Cannonville Visitor Center will offer limited visitor services by appointment only. Visitors are encouraged to contact the Escalante Interagency Visitor Center outside of a scheduled appointment.
  • The Paria Contact Station, which serves as a permit pickup location for the Paria Canyon Overnight permits and also provides visitor information for the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, is currently closed for the season and will remain so until resuming a 7-day schedule, typically around mid-March.

The BLM will also be adjusting hours for the holidays. All GSENM visitor centers will be closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, 2020, as well as Jan. 1, 2021, in observance of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays.

For additional questions about visitor services, please visit the GSENM 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.

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