NPS to Close River Road on Select Evenings to Protect Breeding Amphibians 2023

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Feb. 15. It is reproduced in full below.

The Plug Hat Butte picnic area is located along Harpers Corner Road on the Colorado side of the monument. Pinic tables are dispersed among the juniper and pinyon pine trees. A short, paved walking trail loops from the picnic area. Leave No Trace principles are to be practiced and all trash must be carried out.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service