A long-sought expansion of the Antelope Island State Park visitor’s center is just about out of the planning stages and nearly ready for bids. And this week, it received a sizable financial gift.

SYRACUSE — Antelope Island State Park in Utah has been experiencing record visitation in the past four years, prompting park managers to build a new visitor center to help handle the growing crowds.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Earlier this week, a grass fire forced the closure of Antelope Island State Park. But now the gates are open again, and just in time for the annual celebration of spiders. On ...

UPDATE 7/23 7:58 p.m. — Utah Fire Info posted an update on Tuesday night to say that the Antelope Fire was fully contained after it had burned 59 acres. The blaze first sparked in Antelope Island ...

A wildfire that sparked Tuesday afternoon on Antelope Island State Park and prompted visitor center evacuations had been fully contained as of Tuesday evening, officials said. The fire initially ...

ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK — A small, lightning-triggered fire temporarily closed several trails at Antelope Island State Park on Friday evening. In a Facebook post Friday evening, the park noted that ...

ANTELOPE ISLAND, Utah — A wildfire that sparked at Antelope Island State Park on Tuesday is now fully contained, and the park is back open. Just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Kelly Wickens with Utah ...

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After state officials and lawmakers secured $13 million in funding, Antelope Island State Park is ready to complete the second phase of its visitor center building project. And it’s only taken around ...

GREAT SALT LAKE — It’s no secret that Antelope Island State Park is a haven for many organisms and wildlife. But from July to early September, spiders are the star. “If you come out in July or the ...

SYRACUSE, Utah (ABC4) — More than 700 bison were corralled at Utah’s Antelope Island State Park on Saturday, Oct. 26, as part of an annual event to prepare the animals for yearly health checkups and ...