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PHOTOS: Attendance down at all Utah national parks

The pandemic crushed travel in 2020. Here's how bad it hurt Utah's national parks.

Zion National Park Zion National Park is, and will most likely always be Utah's most-visited national park.Photo by: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File Condor Chick Utah In 2019, over 4.5 million people visited Zion National ParkPhoto by: Jason Pietzak/AP Zion National Park Base Jumping Zion National ParkPhoto by: Rick Bowmer/AP Bryce Canyon Bryce Canyon National Park was the second-most visited national park in Utah in 2020Photo by: Eva Parziale/AP Bryce Canyon FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2009, file photo, hikers make their way to Sunset Point from Thor's Hammer in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Both Zion and Bryce were formed millions of years ago when the Earth's crust violently heaved, leaving behind stunning, unique arrays of rock formations. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)Photo by: Ross D. Franklin/AP Bryce Canyon Over 1.8 million visited Bryce Canyon in 2020, a big 38-percen dropPhoto by: Rick Bowmer/AP Virus Outbreak Mask Mandates Arches National Park in MoabPhoto by: Julie Jacobson/AP CAPITOL REEF Capitol Reef survived 2020 better than some of its counterparts in Utah.Photo by: KERSTEN SWINYARD/AP Capitol Reef2.jpg In 2020, Capitol Reef welcomed just over 1 million visitors, about 18 percent fewer than had visited in 2019.Photo by: Associated Press Canyonlands Lawsuit The least visited Utah national park in 2020 was CanyonlandsPhoto by: JENNIFER WEBER/AP Canyonlands2.jpg In 2019, nearly 744,000 visited Canyonlands National ParkPhoto by: Associated Press CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK In 2020, that number fell a whopping 33-percent as just 493,915 people visited Canyonlands National ParkPhoto by: NICK GERANIOS/Associated Press
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PHOTOS: Attendance down at all Utah national parks

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  • Virus Outbreak Mask Mandates
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  • Canyonlands Lawsuit
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  • CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK

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Zion National Park is, and will most likely always be Utah's most-visited national park.AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File
In 2019, over 4.5 million people visited Zion National ParkJason Pietzak/AP
Zion National ParkRick Bowmer/AP
Bryce Canyon National Park was the second-most visited national park in Utah in 2020Eva Parziale/AP
FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2009, file photo, hikers make their way to Sunset Point from Thor's Hammer in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Both Zion and Bryce were formed millions of years ago when the Earth's crust violently heaved, leaving behind stunning, unique arrays of rock formations. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)Ross D. Franklin/AP
Over 1.8 million visited Bryce Canyon in 2020, a big 38-percen dropRick Bowmer/AP
Arches National Park in MoabJulie Jacobson/AP
Capitol Reef survived 2020 better than some of its counterparts in Utah.KERSTEN SWINYARD/AP
In 2020, Capitol Reef welcomed just over 1 million visitors, about 18 percent fewer than had visited in 2019.Associated Press
The least visited Utah national park in 2020 was CanyonlandsJENNIFER WEBER/AP
In 2019, nearly 744,000 visited Canyonlands National ParkAssociated Press
In 2020, that number fell a whopping 33-percent as just 493,915 people visited Canyonlands National ParkNICK GERANIOS/Associated Press
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