Cosa c'è in programma a Parco nazionale delle Canyonlands (Stati Uniti d'America) durante l'anno

Affollato — Winter / Christmas break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Regola

  White Rim day-use permits

  1 gen – 31 dicPrenota presto

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Gold-tier dark skies (1 ott – 31 mar (di solito))

Folla al massimo — i viaggiatori la descrivono come alta stagione

In febbraio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), Gold-tier dark skies (1 ott – 31 mar (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Spring desert season, Spring break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Stagione

  Spring desert season

  15 mar – 25 magStagione dei sentieriAffollatoPrenota presto

  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.

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), Gold-tier dark skies (1 ott – 31 mar (di solito))

Affollato — Spring desert season

In aprile non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), Spring desert season (15 mar – 25 mag)

Folla al massimo — Spring desert season, Memorial Day weekend

• Natura

  High water on the rivers

  10 mag – 20 giu · di solitoRischio

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festività

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 magFesta nazionaleAffollatoPrenota presto

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), Spring desert season (15 mar – 25 mag)

Affollato — Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Rischio

  Summer heat

  10 giu – 5 set · di solitoCaldo estremo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), High water on the rivers (10 mag – 20 giu (di solito))

Affollato — Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Rischio

  Monsoon flash floods

  1 lug – 20 set · di solitoStagione delle alluvioniChiusure

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), Summer heat (10 giu – 5 set (di solito))

Affollato — Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Festività

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 setFesta nazionaleAffollatoPrenota presto

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), Summer heat (10 giu – 5 set (di solito)), Monsoon flash floods (1 lug – 20 set (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Labor Day weekend, Autumn desert season

• Stagione

  Autumn desert season

  20 set – 5 novStagione dei sentieriAffollato

  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.

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), Summer heat (10 giu – 5 set (di solito)), Monsoon flash floods (1 lug – 20 set (di solito)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 set)

Affollato — Autumn desert season

• Natura

  Gold-tier dark skies

  1 ott – 31 mar · di solitoStagione dei cieli stellati

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), Autumn desert season (20 set – 5 nov)

Folla al massimo — Autumn desert season, Thanksgiving break in Stati Uniti d'America

In novembre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), Autumn desert season (20 set – 5 nov), Gold-tier dark skies (1 ott – 31 mar (di solito))

Affollato — Winter / Christmas break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

In dicembre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: White Rim day-use permits (1 gen – 31 dic), Gold-tier dark skies (1 ott – 31 mar (di solito))