USBLM weighs increasing daily visitor limits to the rock formation "The Wave" nearly fivefold

Dave Harmon, PW editor
May 13, 2019
1 min read

One of the most exclusive and dramatic hiking spots in the southwestern United States could see bigger crowds under a new proposal unveiled Wednesday.

The Bureau of Land Management is weighing increasing its daily visitor limits from 20 to 96 people a day at The Wave, a popular rock formation near the Utah-Arizona border.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/hiking/2019/05/08/wave-vermilion-cliffs-national-monument-may-raise-visitor-cap/1146185001/

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