From Maria Twitchell, Visit Cedar City Brian Head Tourism Bureau
Iron County Parks and Recreation is notifying the public that their Three Peaks recreation facilities, including the county campground, group pavilions and Iron Sides disc golf course, will be closed to the public October 17-19th to provide a safe and traffic-controlled area for the Utah NICA High School Mountain Bike Championship Race and practice day.
“The Utah High School Cycling League is thrilled to be heading back to Cedar City for our state championship race on October 18th & 19th,” said Race Director Ginger Hall. “Over 2,500 student-athletes from across the state will be participating at Three Peaks Recreation Area over the course of 3 days. With their cheering squads in tow, Cedar City can expect to see roughly 10,000+ additional best friends over the course of the weekend.
Due to size of this event, the public is asked to be aware and respect the race closures and to maintain a slow speed at all times if choosing to be in the greater Three Peaks area. There will be sections of Three Peaks operated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that will also be closed for the race, however the Shooting Range, Model Port and Shooting Range Road will remain open.
According to Maria Twitchell, Visit Cedar City Brian Head Tourism Bureau Director, who oversees the Iron County Parks and Recreation department, “We are thrilled to be hosting the NICA High School Cycling League for their Utah Championship Mountain bike race. This event will have a significant economic impact on Cedar City and surrounding area. Last year, over 12,000 people attended this event, supporting local businesses from hotels, restaurants, retail and convenience stores, which generated well over a $1 million dollars in economic impact. We hope the public will be patient as we support this large influx of students, parents and support staff to our community and respect our decision to close Iron County facilities at Three Peaks so we can provide a safe environment for the kids who are participating.” The County Park will reopen to the public on Monday, October 21st.
For questions regarding the closure of the County portion of Three Peaks Recreation Area, contact the Iron County Parks and Recreation office at 435-586-5124 or email [email protected]. Contact for NICA High School Cycling League is Ginger Hall, (806) 473-7915 or [email protected].
Utah High School Cycling League is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that facilitates the development of interscholastic cycling teams/clubs for grades 7-12 and are an affiliate league for the National Interscholastic Cycling Association(NICA).