SPRINGDALE — Zion National Park officials announced Wednesday that the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway through the park, connecting state Route 9 between Springdale and Mt. Carmel Junction will be temporarily closed Sept. 5 and 6 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. for emergency repairs to the asphalt roadway and historic road guard walls.
The roadway and guard walls were damaged in several places on July 11 when a monsoonal storm pounded the park with 3 inches of rain in three hours.
The road repairs are necessary to help prevent further damage to these structures.
Alternate east and west routes are available via state Route 59 from Hurricane to Fredonia, Arizona, and state Route 14 from Cedar City to Long Valley Junction and U.S. Route 89.
All park facilities – including the visitor center, museum, campgrounds and shuttle buses – will be open and operating as normal in Zion Canyon.
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It rained two feet of muddy sand. Literally.
Tell me about it. I was there. Here’s the video I took.
https://youtu.be/vmv8LZP5OgU