Memorial Day Weekend signifies the kickoff to the summer season at Zion National Park and can draw numbers well over 90,000 visitors throughout the holiday weekend. On May 27, 2026, the Coalition of American Canyoneers gathered a small group of volunteers and worked with the park service to go into The Narrows after the busy weekend to pick up trash, remove graffiti, and dismantle rock stacks. This type […]
Dear Grand Canyon National Park,
The Coalition of American Canyoneers is a 501(c)(3) organization, with 2,000 members, focused on promoting and preserving access to canyoneering on public and private lands by building on a foundation of ACES: Access through Conservation, Education and Safety. Many […]
The Kingdom Route/Overland Route is now open again and the parking area (WGS 84, 37.61615, -110.79873) at the trail head can be used, but only within the established boundaries laid out. Cars will be towed if not within boundaries. A few years back Glen Canyon National Recreation Area closed it, as off road parking is prohibited. Capitol Reef National Park rangers worked with Glen Canyon National Recreation Area rangers to […]
Please view the Colorado Plateau Canyoneering – Leave No Trace video. It was prepared by considerable effort from: Canyonlands Natural History Association, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Leave No Trace, Coalition of American Canyoneers, and Dan Ransom Photography.
