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Parks & Recreation and tourism leaders report rising visitation and discuss state TRT change, 3 Peaks impacts
Summary
County parks and tourism staff told commissioners visitation and lodging bookings rose around a high-school mountain-bike championship, reported increases in revenue and occupancy year over year, described planned park improvements and flagged a state change to the transient room tax that could add a county option for search-and-rescue funding.
Parks and recreation and tourism staff updated the Iron County Commission on event impacts, park projects and changes in transient room tax (TRT) rules at the March 2025 meeting.
Parks & Recreation reported plans to mitigate neighbor impacts from a high-school mountain-bike championship that previously blocked at least one driveway and caused property concerns. Staff are coordinating with public works to extend pavement into the park and shift the race start further inside county grounds so stages and parking do not block adjacent driveways. Parks staff said the county and partners are working to preserve the race because of its economic impact.
The parks report included use and revenue figures…
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