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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

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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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

Well known Canyoneer, Tom Jones, taking a break to capture images in the Subway.  The Subway is a small, but beautiful section of the actual slot canyon. Expect to swim in cold water and hike up a steep hill for almost a mile to exit.

Kolob

The turn off for the primitive Kolob Terrace section of Zion National Park, is in the town of Virgin. Drive 15 miles, south of the main section of Zion. Watch for the small "Kolob" road sign. Follow the Kolob Reservoir Road for 21 miles to remote and primitive Lava Point.

This 14 mile, overnight backpack, begins at Lava Point in the Kolob Terrace section of Zion. The trail meanders through a forested plateau, then the last 5 miles it descends into Zion Canyon. For those who have not hiked to Angels Landing, the short spur is one of the most spectacular hikes anywhere. The trail can be hiked in reverse but transportation would have to be arranged for pick up at remote Lava Point.

Kolob Arch

This strenuous, 14 hour round trip hike, ends at one of the world's longest free standing arch. Kolob Arch measures 287.4 ', making it about three feet shorter than the world's largest arch, Landscape Arch.  This could change however as Landscape Arch is near the end of its lifecycle.

This popular, semi-technical slot canyon, is a strenuous 9 mile round trip, that travels up the North Fork of the Virgin River. It winds through a unique tubular slot with subtle lighting and charming pot-holes of water. The number of hikers allowed on the trail, per day, is limited to fifty. You must obtain a permit and bring the needed equipment and posses canyoneering skills.

Left Fork of North Creek

Few know that you can hike into the Subway from the bottom and avoid the obstacles, cold water swimming and other uncomfortable parts of a technical slot canyon.

This easy, family suited trail, follows the eastern edge of Pine Valley to a nice view point of the Guardian Angels of the Kolob.

The North Guardian Angel is on the Sierra Clubs list of the" top one-hundred desert peaks to do." This trail is outside of the main section of Zion National Park, in the Kolob Terrace. About 12 miles into the drive on the Kolob Terrace road, there are some large " white Hershey kiss" shaped peaks. The sandstone mound is Pine Valley Peak, (7428'), visible on the right. North Guardian Angel (7408') can be seen behind and to the right of Pine Valley Peak.

Icebox Canyon

Icebox Canyon is a technical canyon and should only be attempted by those with canyoneering skills. The hike into Icebox is a strenuous, uphill bushwhack. Once in the canyon, its a romp over boulders, through water to the Kolob Arch. The end of the trail follows the Kolob Arch backpack trail back to the Kolob Arch Trailhead.

Kolob Hiking

A list of trails to hike and backpack in the Kolob Canyons and Kolob Terrace sections of Zion National Park.

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That delicate forest flower, With scented breath and look so like a smile, Seems, as it issues from the shapeless mould, An emanation of the indwelling Life, A visible token of the upholding Love, That are the soul of this great universe. -- William Cullen Bryant Photo: Pine Creek Waterfall © Photography by Tanya

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