“But the good news is there is so much more we can do here to share with each other, to share locally, to teach our kids and to share with the rest of the world.”Ĭox said the Discovery Center will help tourists to Zion National Park have a more valuable experience and go home changed as a result of what they saw and learned during their visit. The new playground is a ton of fun and should be on everyone’s visit list. We went to visit the new park and see if we could love it as much as the old wood park that we really loved. “We hate it because they are not our parks anymore, and we feel like we have lost something,” he said about overcrowding. Updated NovemDiscovery Park in Pleasant Grove got a brand new rebuild in 2019. Cox said he often tells people that “when God created Utah, he was showing off.” Nonetheless, he acknowledged the overcrowding at Utah’s national parks and the need to showcase the state’s beauty in a more environmentally sustainable way. Varela said the new center is an integral part of the state’s Red Emerald Strategic Plan, which is aimed at more educational and responsible tourism – something officials at Tuesday’s celebration said has been a challenge over the past several years. By comparison, the Grand Canyon’s annual economic output is nearly $1 billion and Arches National Park generates $294 million. Zion National Park generates $947 million per year in overall economic output in 2021, according to National Park Services.

“Overarching all, we must assure the integrity of cultural, natural and recreation resources in perpetuity.” “Young people are America’s future, and we all have an important role in developing them as well-rounded and knowledgeable citizens steeped in the cultural history of our country and in the value of public lands,” Bradybaugh said. Artist renderings for Zion National Park Discovery Center When construction of the Discovery Center which will be situated on 19 acres a few miles outside the east entrance of Zion National Park is completed in 2025, officials hope it will lure. Located in Pleasant Grovebetween Salt Lake City and ProvoManila Park offers baseball, tennis, and soccer facilities as well as the innovative Discovery Park.

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