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At Zion National Park, too many people, too little management

Conservation group urges park managers to make changes that will preserve the land and the experience.

(Jonathan Shafer | NPS) A long line of visitors waits to board the park shuttle at the Temple of Sinawava shuttle stop in Zion Canyon during the 2022 Memorial Day weekend. Zion National Park drew 4.5 million visits last year. While that is down from the record of 5 million visits in 2021, overcrowding and overrunning the park are still concerns for conservation groups.

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Julie JagOutdoors Reporter

Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.