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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.
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Zion
Canyon Shuttle Information
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Bo Beck
Hiking and Backpacking gear suggestions by Bo.
Bo has numerous years experience and a vast knowledge of the climbing, canyoneering, hiking routes and trails in and around Zion National Park. As a veteran Zion search and rescue team member, Bo has explored Zion in ways that few ever will.
In 1996 Bo was asked by the Zion SAR team to hike up Angels Landing along with another man and rappel over the side and wait to be rescued. Bo loved the process so much that he helped to rescue the other volunteer victim wedged along the cliffs of Angles Landing. Later Bo was asked to become part of the elite Zion search and rescue team. During the years that Bo has lived in the area he has continued to explore Zion National Park extensively by hiking, canyoneering and climbing. Bo has even set a record by hiking the 52 miles across Zion National park in one day. On May 6th, 2006 Bo again hiked across Zion in a day, but this time in the opposite direction.
Besides being a member of Zion's elite high angle SAR team, Bo is also a lead climbing instructor at the Paragon climbing school in Veyo, Utah. This is a wonderful year round, outdoor climbing park, where over 250 basalt rock climbing routes are found, ranging from 5.7 to 5.13b.
After many bold adventures in Zion Park that would boggle the average hiker, Bo has come to enjoy two hikes over all the rest. The technical routes Lady Mountain and Bridge Mountain are on the top of his list; perhaps because so few visit these routes, their difficulty, or as he says; "I like to get up high and see the view." Bo also enjoys the canyons; this year taking his hiking partner, Tanya, through the majority of canyons inside and around the park. Bo was exploring canyons in Zion before the popular term canyoneering came about and he still prefers to call it "hiking with a rope." If he had to choose a favorite canyon be sure it would be on the list of the most difficult canyons in zion.
Even in Bo's early life he was no stranger to skilled exploration. Before settling down in Utah Bo built and soared the skies on hang gliders and sailed the seas to far away places like Brazil.
If you are in the St. George area stop into the Outdoor Outlet where Bo is often on hand to give hiking beta, a smile and help pick out the best gear for your Zion National Park hiking, canyoneering or climbing adventures.
To ask Bo questions on the web, you can find him at his favorite online hangout. The Zion National Park Forum.
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