The American Southwest - National Parks Coronavirus Updates

Arizona
Canyon de Chelly	(March 30th, 2020): The Navajo Nation is closed to all visitors
Casa Grade Ruins	(September 29th, 2020): The picnic area and the main ruin are open, together with the information and bookstore sections of the visitor center
Chiricahua	(October 4th, 2020): All facilities are open, and all roads and trails are accessible
Coronado	(October 1st, 2020): All facilities are open, and all roads and trails are accessible
Fort Bowie	(October 7th, 2020): All facilities are open, and all trails are accessible
Grand Canyon	(June 1st, 2021): The park is operating as normal
Hubbell Trading Post	(March 19th, 2020): Hubbell Trading Post is closed
Lake Mead	(March 1st, 2021): The park is operating as normal
Montezuma Castle	(December 1st, 2020): The park is fully open
Navajo	(March 28th, 2020): Navajo National Monument is closed
Organ Pipe Cactus	(December 1st, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Petrified Forest	(June 15th, 2020): All areas and facilities in Petrified Forest National Park are open, though overnight stays are not permitted
Pipe Spring	(April 1st, 2021): All areas and facilities are open
Saguaro	(December 1st, 2020): All facilities are open, and all trails are accessible
Sunset Crater Volcano	(May 26th, 2021): All trails and facilities are open; only the visitor center museum is still closed
Tonto	(May 24th, 2021): All trails and facilities are open; only the visitor center museum remains closed
Tumacacori	(June 11th, 2021): Tumacacori is fully open
Tuzigoot	(December 1st, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Walnut Canyon	(December 1st, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Wupatki	(October 11th, 2020): The park is operating as normal
California
Cabrillo	(May 12th, 2021): Cabrillo National Monument is fully open
Death Valley	(March 28, 2021): The park is operating normally
Devils Postpile	(June 17th, 2021): Devils Postpile is operating as normal
Joshua Tree	(March 16, 2021): The park is operating normally
Kings Canyon	(March 30th, 2021): The park is operating normally
Lassen Volcanic	(June 17th, 2021): Lassen Volcanic National Park is operating as normal
Lava Beds	(June 29th, 2020): All areas and facilities in Lava Beds National Monument are open
Manzanar	(June 17th, 2021): The visitor center and Block 14 have limited opening hours, but otherwise the NHS is operating as normal
Mojave	(February 19, 2021): Visitor centers remain closed, but all roads, campgrounds and trails in the Mojave National Preserve are open
Muir Woods	(June 29th, 2020): Muir Woods National Monument is open; reservations are required for all visits
Pinnacles	(May 1st, 2021): The visitor center and all caves are closed, while other facilities are open
Point Reyes	(June 16th, 2021): Most roads and facilities in Point Reyes are open, including all trails and beaches, apart from some fire-related closures
Redwood	(March 22nd, 2021): All roads, facilities and trails in the Redwood parks are open, apart from some areas adjacent to Yurok Tribal lands
Sequoia	(March 30th, 2021): The park is operating normally
Yosemite	(June 17th, 2021): All areas of the park are open, and most facilities are operating as normal. The shuttle service is suspended. Reservations are required for all visitors, until Sept 30th
Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison	(December 1st, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Colorado	(June 17th, 2020): All facilities, roads and trails are open
Curecanti	(June 1st, 2020): All trails, roads and viewpoints are accessible
Florissant Fossil Beds	(November 6th, 2020): The museum in the visitor center is closed but the park and all trails are open
Great Sand Dunes	(December 1st, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Mesa Verde	(June 24th, 2021): The museum and visitor center remain closed; all other areas and facilities are open
Rocky Mountain	(December 4th, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Idaho
City of Rocks	(June 11th, 2020): All areas of the park are open, as are all facilities
Craters of the Moon	(December 4th, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Hagerman Fossil Beds	(April 29th, 2020): All areas of the park are open, as are all facilities
Nevada
Great Basin	(April 26th, 2021): The park is operating as normal
New Mexico
Aztec Ruins	(June 20th, 2021): The national monument is operating as normal
Bandelier	(May 1st, 2021): The national monument is operating as normal
Capulin Volcano	(December 1st, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Carlsbad Caverns	(June 16th, 2020): The caves and the visitor center have reopened; all areas of the park are now accessible
Chaco Culture	(June 20th, 2021): The NHS is open, including the campground and visitor center
El Morro	(June 17th, 2020): El Morro National Monument has reopened; only the visitor center remains closed
El Malpais Lavabeds	(December 1st, 2020): All surface trails are open; cave permits are not being issued
Gila Cliff Dwellings	(November 10th, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Petroglyph	(June 30th, 2020): All trails are accessible, and all facilities are open
Salinas Pueblo Missions	(June 18th, 2021): All roads, trails and visitor centers are open
White Sands	(June 30th, 2020): All areas and facilities in White Sands National Park are open
Oregon
Crater Lake	(December 1st, 2020): Crater Lake National Park is operating as normal
John Day Fossil Beds	(May 28th, 2021): All three units of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument are fully open
Oregon Caves	(June 12th, 2021): Cave tours have resumed so the park is fully operational
Texas
Alibates Flint Quarries	(June 29th, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Amistad	(September 22nd, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Big Bend	(May 4th, 2021): All facilities and sites in Big Bend National Park are open
Fort Davis	(June 1st, 2021): All trails and buildings at Fort Davis are open; only the museum remains closed
Guadalupe Mountains	(June 17th, 2021): All areas and facilities of the park are open
Lake Meredith	(March 31st, 2020): Lake Meredith NRA is open
Padre Island	(December 1st, 2020): The park is operating as normal
San Antonio Missions	(March 22nd, 2020): The grounds of the five missions are open, but all buildings and visitor facilities are closed
Utah
Arches	(May 15th, 2021): All facilities are open (except for the museum), and all roads and trails are accessible
Bryce Canyon	(July 1st, 2020): All roads, trails, facilities and viewpoints are open
Canyonlands	(May 27th, 2021): All roads, trails and campgrounds are open; only museums and theaters are still closed
Capitol Reef	(July 1st, 2020): Capitol Reef National Park is operating normally
Dinosaur	(July 1st, 2020): Dinosaur National Monument is fully open
Glen Canyon	(June 24th, 2021): All parts of the NRA are open, as are nearly all facilities; the few closed sites include the park headquarters and Glen Canyon Dam (tours)
Golden Spike	(December 17th, 2020): The park is operating as normal
Grand Staircase-Escalante	(May 1st, 2020): All areas of the national monument are open
Hovenweep	(February 19th, 2021): Roads, trails and the campground at Hovenweep National Monument are open; only the museum and bookstore in the visitor center remain closed
Natural Bridges	(June 2nd, 2021): Roads, trails, the bookstore and the campground at Natural Bridges National Monument are open
Timpanogos Cave	(May 12th, 2021): The national monument is open, including tours of the cave
Zion	(December 20th, 2020): Zion National Park is operating as normal
Wyoming
Fossil Butte	(March 31st, 2020): Fossil Butte National Monument is open
Grand Teton	(December 1st, 2020): Grand Teton National Park is operating as normal
Yellowstone	(December 1st, 2020): Yellowstone National Park is operating as normal

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