The National Park Service ordered all hotels on the Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim to close this weekend following "significant breaks" in the area's Transcanyon Waterline.
The closure will go into effect Dec. 6 and remain for the "foreseeable future," according to the NPS. The order affects hotels within the park, including those operated by Xanterra (like El Tovar, Bright Angel Lodge and Maswik Lodge) and Delaware North (Yavapai Lodge and Trailer Village). Hotels outside the park will remain open and unaffected.
The NPS did not provide a timeline for when the hotels would reopen. However, the Xanterra Travel Collection wrote on its website that the restrictions were currently expected to affect stays through Monday, Dec. 8.
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