NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through NPT's website.
Operating hours at visitor facilities in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah will be extended as peak season begins. The park visitor center and bookstore currently is open daily from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Hours will be extended to 6 p.m. on Sunday and then to 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 26. From April 10 until May 7, shuttles will run daily from 8 a.m. until the last bus leaves the park at 6:15 p.m. From May 8 until September 28, the last bus time will extend to 8:10 p.m.
The National Parks Traveler staff relays in their article, "Both the Sunrise Lodge and the historic Lodge at Bryce Canyon will open their doors on March 27 at 11 a.m. The Lodge at Bryce Canyon will offer full breakfast, lunch and dinner options for the season from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Adjacent to the Lodge, Valhalla Pizzeria and Coffee Shop will reopen on Friday, May 22, and provide dining options from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m." Most trails within the park are currently open. Due to unstable trail conditions, the Navajo Loop and the Rim Trail between Bryce and Inspiration Points remain closed, however. Visitors can still hike the first 0.1 mi/0.16 km of the “Two Bridges” side of the Navajo Loop to Thor’s Hammer, but no further until trail conditions improve. To read more on Bryce Canyon National Park, click here.