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The Ultimate Southwest Vacation includes Zion National Park, Utah!
Stay in Mount Carmel Junction, the heart of the parks, and
visit the treasures of the Southwest.
Zion Park 12 miles
Grand Staircase 9 miles
Sand Dunes 11 miles
Dixie Forest 22 miles
Cedar Breaks 45 miles
Red Canyon 47 miles
Coyote Butte 57 miles
Bryce Canyon 60 miles
North Rim 85 miles
Toroweap 90 miles
Plan your Zion National Park Vacation with our Utah Maps and
Information
In these pages you will find insiders information on Zion National
Park lodging, adventures and hikes. This detailed guide includes road maps, park
maps, pictures, trail beta, backpacking, history, fees, geology, flora, fauna,
campgrounds, things for kids to do and even information on Zion's hidden treasures.
Making summer memories in the Utah National Parks and National
Monuments.
Utah!
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Zion
National Park Map
Directions to Zion National Park
From Salt Lake City: Travel I-15 south, past Beaver.
Exit on Hwy 20. Follow US-89 to Mount Carmel Junction. Take U-9 to Zion's east
entrance.
From Arizona: Travel 89A through Fredonia, Arizona
and Kanab Utah. Follow US-89 to to Mount Carmel Junction. Take U-9 to the east
park entrance.
From Las Vegas: Travel I-15 north. Take exit 16 and
travel through Hurricane. Make a right on U-9 at the second traffic light in
LaVerkin. Continue on U-9 to the south entrance of the park. U-9 through Zion
National Park is always open and is also called the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway.
Oversized
Vehicle Information
Zion
Canyon Shuttle Information
Zion Photo: A hIker looks into Echo Canyon as he hikes along the East Rim Trail. The East Rim Trail in Zion National Park
is used as a hiking and a backpacking trail. Begin the trail at the east side of Zion and end in Zion Canyon with impressive views of Big Bend, the Great White Throne, Angels Landing, Virgin River and the Organ.
Zion National Park and Zion Canyon
A glance at a Utah map will reveal a tourist paradise located in Southern Utah. In the center is Mount Carmel Junction, located at the east side of Zion National Park and only 60 miles from Bryce Canyon, 45 miles from Cedar Breaks, 9 miles from an entrance to the Grand Staircase, 85 miles from Grand Canyon and 11 miles from the Coral Pink Sand Dunes.
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Zion National Park
Zion National Park is the glory of Utah!
One place among the collection of National Parks and National Monuments shines
above all the others. Zion National Park, in Utah, portrays the type of beauty that stops
us in our tracks, gaping in awe. Nature's extreme forces and the violence of
mother nature have created perfection in the heart of Utah's Color Country. Years
of raging storms pitting ice, water and snow against
rock have produced wondrous creations protected by the National Park Service
and kept pristine for all the world to enjoy.
Zion National Park in Utah is Spectacular!
Zion National Park is often said to be the most beautiful place in America. "Spectacular" is
uttered time and time again as eyes are raised to view the vast monoliths of
the best of Utah's National Parks. Zion unveils its eight layers of sandstone,
displaying what has taken two-hundred-million years to carve and mold. This spectacular corner
of Southern Utah is a masterpiece of towering cliffs, deep red canyons, mesas,
buttes and massive monoliths. Zion's fame is due to more than its beauty, but also its incredible geology,
hiking, backpacking and
scenic drives.
Zion Photo: The Angels Landing Trail in Zion National Park is one of the most popular trails in in the national park system. The total hike is a five-mile round trip. The first two-miles of the hike are along the steep West Rim Trail and the last half mile teeters along a narrow fin with sheer cliffs on both sides. The view of Zion Canyon from the end of the trail is spectacular.
Zion National Park Lodging
Lodging and services are available in East Zion. The main road through Zion, the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway (U-9) is open year-round, and is not a route the Zion Canyon Shuttle takes. Zion Canyon is deep inside the park. Towering 2000' walls form a slot canyon, forged by the violent rush of torrent water over millions of years. From late March to late October access through the six mile stretch of road is via the Zion Canyon Shuttle, the rest of the year the canyon is accessed in private vehicles.
Utah National Parks and Monuments
The enchantment of nature is abundant in Utah, where nearly eighty-percent
of the state is land administered for public use by federal and state agencies.
Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks National Monument and the Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument share
a common sanctuary in the vast desert of Southern Utah. To their audience they
reveal spellbinding allure, capturing the hearts of the world's visitors. Millions
of people visit Utah's national parks and monuments each year, where they experience
the medley of stone grandeur carved and sculptured by fierce torrents of water
and weather. Nowhere in America is the land so spectacular, the air so clean and the water so pure as it is in this corner of Utah. Experience Zion National Park and the some of the best scenery on earth in one short and spectacular vacation.
Zion National Park Landmarks
Impressive Zion National Park landmarks literally fill Zion Canyon, such as Cathedral Mountain, Temple of Sinawava and the Great White Throne; each living up to its namesake. Zion National Park is indeed the showcase of the West. What are considered to be the "best Utah hikes" are located in Zion National Park. The top contenders: East and West Rims, Angels Landing and Emerald Pools. The Zion Narrows, the granddaddy of the slot canyons, is perhaps the best trail in the United States. The easy and short Weeping Rock Trail and Riverside Walk are the most traveled hikes in Zion National Park.
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