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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.

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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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Southern Utah Scenic Drives

East Rim Trail in Zion National Park is a favorite with backpackers and with hikers.

 

 

 

Scenic Drives in Southern Utah

Southern Utah is not lacking in its share of spectacular drives. In fact they connect the great national parks and national forests of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. To make a trip even more enjoyable, Southern Utah offers warm weather and clear skies most of the year, with some mild snow storms in the winter.

Byways connect Southern Utah Attractions

Zion-Mt. Carmel Hwy - 26miles/41.8km (Also called the Zion Park Scenic Byway) Runs through Zion National Park to Mount Carmel Junction (U-9).

Mt. Carmel Scenic Byway connects Zion National Park to Mount Carmel Junction. Roads lead northeast from the junction to Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, the Grand Staircase Escalante, Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Red Canyon and southeast to the Grand Canyon North Rim.

Scenic Byway 12 - Part of the incredible "Canyon Country Tour." The tour takes visitors to Bryce Canyon and Red Canyon.

Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road runs between Fredonia, past the turn-off to Jacob Lake, to Bitter Springs.

Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway is a 40 mile/64.3km scenic byway. Beginning at Cedar City, it runs over Cedar Mountain through Dixie National Forest to the junction with US-89.

Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway is the 6 mile/ 9.6km Cedar Breaks road that runs from one end of the monument to the other.

Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road gives a distant view of all the stairsteps of the Grand Staircase. The road runs from Highway 89A between Fredonia and SR 67.

The Mohave Desert, Great Basin and Colorado Plateau meet in Southern Utah forming diverse ecosystem and a variety that seems unbelievable for a desert area. East Zion is the perfect headquarters to visit all the attractions of the area. Travel the short distance between the Parks. Visit Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Red Canyon and Cedar Breaks and enjoy the scenery along the way.

Zion-Mt. Carmel Hwy- U-9

It is hard to choose one scenic road to brag about over the others since each has it own special charm and incredible beauty. However, there is not much on this earth that can compare with the worlds tallest sandstone cliffs of Zion National Park.

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