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GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT

 

Monument Updates

**NEW UPDATE** BLM seeks input on plans to modernize management of recreation sites

PHOENIX (Sept. 6, 2024) - Today, BLM Arizona announced that the bureau is seeking public input on six draft Recreation Business Plans that would modernize the management of recreation fee sites in Arizona. The proposed business plans include changes to the fee structures at some campgrounds and recreation areas, including Stateline Campground, near Kanab, Utah. For more information, visit BLM seeks input on plans to modernize management of Arizona recreation sites.

**NEW UPDATE** Resource Management Planning

KANAB, Utah (Aug. 30, 2024) - BLM releases Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument proposed management plan. To learn more, visit GSENM Resource Management Plan (RMP) | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov)

**NEW UPDATE** Fire Restrictions Rescinded

KANAB, Utah (Aug. 30, 2024) - There are no additional fire restrictions in on BLM public lands managed by the Paria River District in Kane and Garfield counties. However, please keep campfires small and use "Fire Sense" when spending time outdoors.

For more information on preventing unwanted human-caused wildfires, agency-specific restrictions, and reference maps, visit www.utahfiresense.org, www.utahfireinfo.gov, and www.wildlandfire.az.gov or follow us on Twitter @UtahWildfire

**NEW UPDATE** Closure Alert for Calf Creek Recreation Site

KANAB, Utah (Aug. 28, 2024) - The BLM initially hoped to be opened for the Labor Day weekend; due to unforeseen circumstances the Calf Creek Recreation Site will continue to be closed through the holiday weekend as construction continues. We appreciate the public’s patience during this time. Updates and alerts will continue to be provided via social media and the Monument webpage.

For recreation alternatives: Please visit the Lower Calf Creek Falls Alternative Hikes Points of Interest brochure and the Lower Calf Creek Falls Alternatives for Camping brochure.

Meet this year's 2024 GSENM Artist-in-Resident!

Grand Staircase-Escalante NM, UT | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov)

Check out the new BLM Permit System, called RAPTOR

KANAB, Utah (March 28, 2024) – Paria River District is now using the Recreation and Permit Tracking Online Reporting (RAPTOR) system. This is the site where the public can submit applications to the BLM for Special Recreation Permits, Paleontological Resource Use Permits, and Scientific Research Permits and Authorization.

To learn more about science permit application process, visit the Science Research Application Quicklink at GSENM Science & Research. 

Science on the Monument 

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What to Know About a Public Comment Period

During public comment periods, you can provide your input directly through the BLM's e-Planning Portal. To learn more, watch:

Planning Your Visit

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Recreation Activities

Road Report

Monument Road Report (updated weekly or as conditions require)

Maps

Special Recreation Permits

About the Monument 

Historical snapshot

On Oct. 8, 2021, President Biden issued Presidential Proclamation 10286 restoring the boundaries for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The Monument now spans across nearly 1.87 million acres of America's public lands in southern Utah, and is an outstanding biological resource, spanning five life-zones - from low-lying desert to coniferous forest. When visiting, you’ll be traveling the land of the Ancestral Puebloan and Fremont people, who were experts at farming this rugged land and built granaries to store what they grew. Their descendants, including people from the Hopi, Paiute, Zuni, Ute, and Navajo tribes, have strong ties to this land today, leaving behind rock art panels, occupation sites, campsites and granaries.

Stepping further back in time, fossil excavations have yielded more information about ecosystem change at the end of the dinosaur era than any other place in the world.  The Monument’s size, resources, and remote character provide extraordinary opportunities for geologists, paleontologists, archeologists, historians, and biologists in scientific research, education, and exploration. This unspoiled natural area also remains a frontier with countless opportunities for quiet recreation and solitude.

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