ST. GEORGE — A significant rock slide occurred in Zion National Park on Tuesday morning around 9 a.m. and covered part of a road.
Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, north of the Grotto, was blocked and shuttle buses could not pass the slide, said Jonathan Shafer, Zion National Park public affairs specialist.
Within 30 minutes, however, the Zion Canyon Scenic Scenic Drive north of the Grotto was reopened and remains open. The rocks have been cleared and buses are running again. Shafer cautioned that pedestrians should avoid the area today.
One of the larger rock slides in Zion National Park occurred in August 2019 bove the Weeping Rock shuttle stop in the main canyon. According to St. George News, the immense rockslide injured three people, and several others were temporarily stranded. A large slab of Navajo Sandstone detached from Cable Mountain almost 2,000 vertical feet above the Weeping Rock parking lot.
At the time, the 2019 rockslide closed some popular hiking trails, including Weeping Rock trail, Observation Point Trail and Hidden Canyon Trail. For the latest updates on the park visit the Zion National Park website.
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