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Southern Utah Travel and Roads

Interstate 15 runs north and south through Utah, connecting with Idaho and Arizona. Interstate 80 across the northern part of Utah, connecting with Wyoming and Nevada. Interstate 84 runs northwest toward Idaho from Echo Jct. near Wyoming. US 6/US 191 runs through the eastern and south-eastern sections of Utah. Interstate 70 runs west to Interstate 15 in central Utah. US 666 comes from Colorado and joins US 191.

Directions to Zion National Park from LV

To get to Zion from Las Vegas, Nevada travel north on Interstate 15 through Utah. Turn on SR-9, just after leaving St. George. Follow SR-9 through Hurricane, to LaVerkin. Turn on SR-9 in LaVerkin. You will pass through the small town of Virgin where you would turn onto the Kolob Resevioir Road if you were going to the Kolob Terrace section of Zion. Next you will travel through Rockville. You will be entering the south entrance to the park. SR-9 is known as the Zion-Mt. Carmel Hwy within the park boundaries and travels through the park to the east entrance. You can continue on SR-9 to Mount Carmel Junction, the junction of Highways 9 & 89. It will take about 3 hours to drive from the Las Vegas airport to the south entrance of Zion National Park. 176 miles. From Mt. Carmel Jct., you can travel north to Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks and the Grand Staircase or South to the Grand Canyon.

Directions to Zion National Park From the North: Travel I-15 south, past Beaver. Exit on Hwy 20. Follow US-89 to Mount Carmel Junction. Take SR-9 to Zion's east entrance. From Arizona: Travel US-89A through Fredonia, Arizona and Kanab Utah. Follow US-89 to Mount Carmel Junction. Take SR-9 to the east park entrance. From the South: Travel I-15 north. Take exit 16 and travel through Hurricane to LaVerkin. Continue on SR-9 to the south entrance of the park. SR-9 through Zion National Park is always open and is also called the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway.			Zion Photo: Zion's High Angle Search and Rescue Veteran Team Member on the Wave in the Winter.
	Zion National Park Lodging Lodging and services are available in East Zion. The main road through Zion, the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway (SR-9) is open year-round, and is not a route the Zion Canyon Shuttle takes. Zion Canyon is deep inside the park. Towering 3000' 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.

Directions from Salt Lake City - Travel south on Interstate 15, turning off the interstate to Highway 20. Follow Highway 20 to US-89 toward Panguitch, then past the turn-off to Bryce Canyon. Continue on US-89, past the turn-off to Cedar Mountain (SR-14) and continue to Mount Carmel Junction. At the junction of Highways 9 & 89 (Mt. Carmel Jct.) turn east. Follow the road for 12 miles to the east entrance of Zion National Park.

Transportation to Zion National Park

Car Rentals: Cars can be rented in Kanab, Cedar City, Saint George, Las Vegas and most larger Utah cities. Mc Carren Airport in Las Vegas offers rental cars that usually have good rates.

Northern Utah
Brigham City and Echo Jct.

Southwestern Utah
Kane County Visitors Center, Kanab, Ut

St. George

Southeastern Utah
Thompson Springs

Northeastern Utah
Jenson (near Vernal)

Railroad
The Amtrak offers services in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, Thompson Springs, Milford and Las Vegas, Nevada. Rent a car here or book a bus tour. For Amtrak info: 1.800.872.7245

Utah Transit Authority
The system offers service in Utah's major cities.

Greyhound Bus Lines
The greyhound bus runs throughout much of Utah with stops in Provo, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Brigham, Logan, Verna,l Price, Beaver, Parowan, Cedar City, St. George and Las Vegas, Nevada. Call for more information: 1.435.586.9465

Air Travel
The largest airport is located in Salt Lake City with smaller airports located in St. George and Cedar City. Check with Skywest Airlines for flights from Salt Lake City to Saint George and for flights from Los Angeles, California to St. George. Scenic Airline flies into Bryce, Utah. Call 1.435.586.9465 for more information. Saint George is 47 miles from the south entrance of Zion National Park.

Delta Airlines: 1.800.221.1212 United Airlines: 1.800.241.6522 Southwest Airlines: 1.800.435.9792
Skywest Airlines: 1.800.221.1212 (SLC) Skywest Airlines: 1.800.241.6522 (Los Angeles)

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