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ST. GEORGE — Before noon Sunday, Sand Hollow and Quail Creek state parks had reached capacity and closed to new boaters and beach crowds. The parks will continue to monitor capacity throughout the day in order to assess whether or not they can allow in new customers.
The parks joined Gunlock State Park, which announced earlier it was going to remain closed Sunday after large crowds and an injury to a woman at Gunlock Falls Saturday.
Sand Hollow State Park manager Jonathan Hunt told St. George News that they were posting signs of closure at around 11 a.m. Sunday morning.
“Our beach crowd has really started to show up this morning. It’s almost eleven o’ clock exactly. And everyone’s wanting to park on the same beach. If we could get the crowd to spread out a little bit, we have room. But everyone wants to park … on the more popular beaches.”
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