| Show ZION PARK NEWS duo to good weather and road con E T yell supt bupt dit editions ions travel to zion national park for tile tho month of march readied reached a total of cars and 1188 visitors it was avas announced at the local offrice of oc the national park service horo here today tills this figure la Is nearly four times greater than man the best previous record for tho the month march 1926 when persons entered the park pat it of the total number of visitors visitor 1166 1165 camo came tit in automobiles while 23 arrived by stage tho the total travel for the 1928 1028 season which started on october 1 Is PeO people PILI of which 37 camo came by rail and the remainder in 1101 automobiles the total for tile the season on the same late data last year was 1121 vf visitors in cars an increase so far this year of over per cent during holidays thelast the past month the park has beety a very popular place tor for picnic parties last saturday school teachers of at washington county had bad an outing at the public auto camp and during the day persons entered the park it Is expected that next sunday being easter will set a high record for the year last year antos entered the park on easter sunday carrying about people all roads leading to zion are in excellent condition cars have had no trouble reaching tho the park every day during the past winter during the last fow few days illias it haa been possible to drive to tile the rim of bryce canyon from and mothr nearby towns llo however waver tile the road to the north rim of the grand canyon from fredonia Fre donla la Is closed not even construction cars being able to make the trip across the kaibab plateau the only accommodations for visitors in the park at present Is the public auto camp which may be used by persons persona having their own camping equipment zion lodge will not be appu to business until may it 15 however persons persona desiring to visit the park pack can leave cedar city st george or hurricane in th the a morning take a box lunch spend th the day in the park and easily return to any of these towns in ili time tor for dinner |
