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Archive for March 31st, 2010

Mar 31, 2010

Zion National Park Announces Road Project

Major roadwork will occur in Zion National Park from approximately mid-May to October, 2010.

Mar 31, 2010

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Announces Spring Visitor Center Hours

Beginning April 1, spring visitor center hours will be in effect at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

The South Unit Visitor Center is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MDT. Barring unforeseen inclement weather, the Painted Canyon Visitor Center, located on I-94 east of Medora, will open for the season; hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MDT. The North Unit Visitor Center will be open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CDT. All will be open daily, with expanded hours Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Mar 31, 2010

Smokies Plans Cades Cove Re-opening Celebration

Great Smoky Mountains Superintendent Dale Ditmanson has announced that the popular Cades Cove Loop is expected to reopen Saturday, April 24, about a month earlier than had been projected.

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