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

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

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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