Kane County/Lake Powell

[dubob]

This just in: KANE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. O 2020 – 10

Non-County Resident Use of Public Lands:

a. Any and all public lands in the unincorporated areas of the county may only be accessed by current county residents or owner of real property in the county (emphasis added) for recreational activities, including but not limited to: camping, hiking, ATV use, sightseeing, boating, rafting, or other similar recreational activities. All persons shall comply with state and federal social distancing guidelines while accessing public lands.

b. Any individual who is not a current resident of the County or does not own real property in the County may enter and leave the county for travel related purposes only but may not access any public lands for recreational purposes (emphasis added) as set forth in this Section 2a.

Couple that with recent Health Ordinances from Garfield & San Juan County and it would be very hard to find it legal for anybody NOT a resident of one of those counties to be doing anything in one of those counties other than just passing through one of those counties. Recreation at Lake Powell is pretty much toast unless you are a resident of Garfield, Kane, or San Juan Counties.

 

[JFRCalifornia]

Thanks for the info. That was issued on April 7. The next day, Kane County issued an executive order slightly modifying that first order to allow residents of Fredonia, AZ, or those with a valid BLM permit issued before April 8 to visit the Paria Canyon Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Special Management Area (including the North and South Coyote Buttes and Paria Canyon) to do so. But yes, in general, with those small exceptions, recreation in Kane County is pretty much on lockdown to non-residents... Here's the link: https://kane.utah.gov/gov/dept/sheriff/emergency-services/kane-county-executive-order-no-e-2020-07/

 

[dubob]

Many non-Utah visitors will check here only for LP information. I hope I (& you) have given them the information they need to make a wise decision about coming this year at this time. Thank you for the updated exception.