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A sign is posted at the entrance of Monument Valley in Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah, on the Navajo reservation in April 2020 announcing the closure of the tribal park. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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NPS announces plans to fully reopen Grand Canyon by May 21
Grand Canyon consults Navajo Nation in preparation for opening east entrance; park visitation drops 3 million in 2020

Closures caused dramatic losses to revenue park-wide, as Grand Canyon National Park visitation numbers dropped from 5 million in 2019 to just 2 million in 2020.

March 16, 2021