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Show Zion National Park Visitations Continue to Decline Travel to Zion National Park during June continued to show a decrease according to Superintendent Warren F. Hamilton. June travel totaled 135,600 visitors, or a loss of 13',;), The unseasonably cool and stormy weather was accountable ac-countable for the decrease in travel. Travel for the first six months of the year now totals 291,000, or a loss of 8';'r compared to the same period in 19G6. While travel is down, the use of the Park's three campgrounds show an in-1 crease with 40,202 campers using the facilities during June. This is an increase of I27r. Campers for the year' now total 63,962 or an increase in-crease of Wr. The opening of the new 280 site Watchman Campground has helped to relieve the overcrowding, ex- cept for holiday periods. The Park Visitor Center, Museum, and three campgrounds camp-grounds operated by the National Na-tional Park Service are in full operation. A complete schedule sched-ule of Park Naturalist activities, activit-ies, consisting of evening programs pro-grams and nature walks, are also available to the public. The Zion Inn, Cafeteria, and cabins and all facilities at Zion Lodge are open for public pub-lic use. Saddle horses are also available for riding the trails. |