Qué hay en Parque nacional Tierra de Cañones, Estados Unidos, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Winter / Christmas break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Norma

  White Rim day-use permits

  1 Ene – 31 DicReserva pronto

  Driving or riding the White Rim or Elephant Hill roads in a day needs a permit, released online one day ahead with fifty a day for the White Rim and half held back for the visitor centre counter. In spring they go within minutes. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Gold-tier dark skies (1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — los viajeros lo describen como muy concurrido

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Gold-tier dark skies (1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Spring desert season, Spring break en Estados Unidos

• Temporada

  Spring desert season

  15 Mar – 25 MayTemporada de senderosMucha genteReserva pronto

  The best weeks for the White Rim and the Needles backcountry, and the reason permits sell out the day they release. Island in the Sky takes the day-trip traffic; the Needles, two hours further round, stays quieter.

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Gold-tier dark skies (1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Spring desert season

En abril no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Spring desert season (15 Mar – 25 May)

Máxima afluencia — Spring desert season, Memorial Day weekend

• Naturaleza

  High water on the rivers

  10 May – 20 Jun · normalmenteRiesgo

  Snowmelt off the Rockies turns Cataract Canyon into big-water class V for a few weeks and floods the west end of the White Rim, which can strand a loop trip. How big and how early depends entirely on the winter's snowpack. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 MayFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Spring desert season (15 Mar – 25 May)

Concurrido — Summer break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Summer heat

  10 Jun – 5 Sep · normalmenteCalor extremo

  No shade, no water and no phone signal below the rim, and the Maze district is a long way from any help. Rangers treat heat cases here every summer; walk at first light and be back up by mid-morning. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), High water on the rivers (10 May – 20 Jun (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Monsoon flash floods

  1 Jul – 20 Sep · normalmenteTemporada de inundacionesCierres

  Afternoon storms fill the canyons from rain that fell miles upstream, and the dirt roads into the Needles and the Maze turn to impassable clay within minutes. Check the forecast for the whole watershed, not the trailhead. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Summer heat (10 Jun – 5 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 SepFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Summer heat (10 Jun – 5 Sep (normalmente)), Monsoon flash floods (1 Jul – 20 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Labor Day weekend, Autumn desert season

• Temporada

  Autumn desert season

  20 Sep – 5 NovTemporada de senderosMucha gente

  The heat has gone, the monsoon has finished and the light on the Green River overlook is at its best. Slightly quieter than spring, and the last few weeks before the dirt roads start freezing overnight.

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Summer heat (10 Jun – 5 Sep (normalmente)), Monsoon flash floods (1 Jul – 20 Sep (normalmente)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 Sep)

Concurrido — Autumn desert season

• Naturaleza

  Gold-tier dark skies

  1 Oct – 31 Mar · normalmenteCielos oscuros

  A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows. Mesa Arch and the Green River overlook are the usual spots; the road out is unlit. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Autumn desert season (20 Sep – 5 Nov)

Máxima afluencia — Autumn desert season, Thanksgiving break en Estados Unidos

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Autumn desert season (20 Sep – 5 Nov), Gold-tier dark skies (1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Winter / Christmas break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: White Rim day-use permits (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Gold-tier dark skies (1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente))