Remarkable Rodents

Zion National Park provides habitat for a variety of rodents (34 species total), including pocket gophers, rock squirrels, chipmunks, porcupines, and over a dozen types of mice and rats. Click on the links below to learn more about these common species:
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Last updated: October 5, 2015

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

Zion National Park
1 Zion Park Blvd.

Springdale, UT 84767

Phone:

435-772-3256
If you have questions, please email zion_park_information@nps.gov. Listen to recorded information by calling anytime 24 hours a day. Rangers answer phone calls from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. MT, but a ranger may not answer if they are already speaking with someone else.

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