Park officials report wildfire in Hop Valley area of Zion National Park

Written by Mori Kessler
July 24, 2024
Smoke billows from a fire in the Hop Valley area near Zion National Park. Utah, July 24, 2024 | Photo courtesy of the National Park Service/Lyndsay Fonger, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — National park officials reported a wildfire in the Hop Valley area of Zion National Park on Wednesday evening that has led to the closure of Hop Valley Trail.

Approximately 1,500 people have reported the fire that is estimated to be between 3-5 acres in size, according to a news release from the National Park Service.

Wildland firefighters from the National Park Service and partners are actively addressing the flames, park officials wrote.

The Kolob Terrace road remains open and reportedly has not been affected by the fire.

This is a developing story.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He enjoys photography and won an award for photojournalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing ferals bees from a Washington City home. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction.

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