Planning a trip to Arches or Canyonlands next summer? You might want to rethink your route. A major movie production is closing the main highway to the parks for a period, so expect detours and longer travel times.
At a glance
Rising — being discussed more frequently. 2 mentions in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before.
The production has generated over $1 million in local lodging spend and millions in total economic activity.
Local businesses, hotels, and restaurants.
Commuters and downtown businesses affected by the temporary street closure.
A new federal closure order bars all public access to the entire Monticello Ranger District and all BLM and Forest Service lands south of Highway 211, west of Highway 191, and north of Highway 95. The Babylon Fire has grown to 85,370 acres at 0% cont...
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The Babylon Fire in Bears Ears National Monument has grown to 38,399 acres with no containment, closing Canyonlands National Park's Needles District and a string of roads and public lands in San Juan County, fire officials said Monday, June 29.