A new visitor contact station is opening at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah/NPS
Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah plans to open a new visitor contact station on August 22 thanks to the help of the National Park Service-Centennial Challenge Program, the Zion National Park Forever Project, and Iron County.
“This building gives us a sense of place. It helps visitors orient to this landscape and realize its value as a national monument,” said Superintendent Kathleen Gonder. “We cannot stress our thanks to everyone who helped make this dream a reality.”
The visitor contact station will be a permanent feature to welcome visitors to Cedar Breaks with an expanded open season. Cedar Breaks’ former information center, located a historic 1937 cabin, will now focus on the area’s human history with a self-guided interpretive area.
The new building will be home to:
Events on August 22 will begin at Point Supreme Overlook at 10 a.m. Mountain with various booths supported by partners and neighboring parks, followed by the dedication ceremony from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Additional information can be found at the Cedar Breaks website at www.nps.gov/cebr.
