Paria River District announces winter, holiday hours for visitor centers, contact station
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KANAB, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management Paria River District will transition to a winter operating schedule for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument’s four visitor centers and the Kanab Field Office’s Paria Contact Station beginning Nov. 18, 2022.
“Visitor hours will be reduced or change in the coming months to reflect winter weather and holiday celebrations,” said BLM Paria River District Manager Harry Barber. “These changes are needed with the loss of seasonal staffing. We look forward to resuming additional hours and increased staff in Spring 2023.”
Winter hours of operation are as follows:
- Escalante Interagency Visitor Center will provide in-person visitor services from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning Nov. 20, 2022, through March 1, 2023, but will be closed Dec. 24 and 25, 2022, and Jan. 1, 2023, in observance of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays.
- Kanab Visitor Center will provide in-person visitor services from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, beginning Nov. 20, 2022, through March 1, 2023, but will be closed Dec. 24, 2022, through Jan. 1, 2023, in observance of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays.
- Big Water Visitor Center will provide in-person visitor services from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday beginning Nov. 20, 2022, through March 1, 2023, but will be closed Dec. 24, 2022, through Jan. 1, 2023, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.
- Cannonville Visitor Center will close to visitors and will not provide services beginning Nov. 20, 2022, through March 1, 2023.
- Paria Contact Station, which serves as a permit pickup location for Paria Canyon Overnight permits and also provides visitor information for the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, will close for the season on Nov. 18, 2022, and will remain closed until resuming a seven-day schedule, typically expected to open in mid-March. During winter hours, visitors who seek Paria Canyon Overnight Permits may pick up permits at the Paria River District Headquarters building, located at 669 S. Highway 89-A, Kanab, UT 84741, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays).
For additional questions about visitor services, please visit the Monument visitor center webpage at https://on.doi.gov/3R1cvsu. For more information on Paria Canyon Overnight permits, please visit https://on.doi.gov/3DWo8yn or call 435-644-1200 or 435-644-5033.
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