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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
Highway 89, starting near the turn-off to Bryce
Canyon and ending at Mt. Carmel Junction, is known as the Mt. Carmel
Scenic Byway.
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Mount Carmel Scenic Byway
The Mt. Carmel Scenic Byway meets Scenic Byway 12 at the U-12
and US-89 junction. The byway runs 60 miles/96km, beginning south of Panguitch
and ending in East Zion, at the the resort town of Mount Carmel Junction. The
Mt. Carmel Scenic Byway is an amazing trip through geologically defined steps
of the Grand Staircase.
The top riser is the Pink Cliffs near Bryce Canyon and
below is the White Cliffs extending east from Mt. Carmel Junction. From Mt. Carmel
Jct., at the junction of US-89 and U-9, it's 12 miles to the east entrance of
Zion National Park.
The Mt. Carmel Scenic Byway (highway 89) is the main route connecting the
best of Utah's national parks and monuments. Take highway 89 to the turn-offs
to Zion National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Cedar
Breaks, Red
Canyon, Bryce
Canyon and even the North
Rim Grand Canyon. We call this area "Canyon
Country."
Zion National Park
Experience desert wildlife in the warmth of summer,
partake in the coolness of the weeping falls each spring and the solace of snow
capped mountains in the cool days of winter. Enjoy the worlds tallest vertical
sandstone landscape of Zion National Park. Wonder at towering monoliths that
have no comparison. This is Utah at its best! Zion
Map
Bryce
Canyon and Red Canyon
Enjoy
the 47 mile drive from Mount Carmel Junction to Red Canyon, then another 9 miles
to Bryce Canyon. Bryce Canyon boasts of multitudes of delicate, sculpted hoodoos
that take your breath away. Bryce Canyon offers abundant
opportunities to hike as well as remarkable scenic drives. Follow the eighteen-mile
scenic byway from the park entrance to Rainbow Point. Stop at the many pullouts
and enjoy the scenery. Bryce
Canyon Map
Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument
The
Grand Staircase-Escalante is a wilderness experience to cherish.
Many of the slot canyon hikes in the Staircase are gorgeous! Lick Wash, Willis
Creek, Bull Valley Gorge and Sheep Creek are the closest to Zion National Park.
To get to the Grand Staircase National Monument from Mount Carmel Junction, travel
north on Highway 89 to the small town of Glendale. Take 300
North (Bench Road), across the highway from the Buffalo Bistro, into the monument. Grand
Staircase Map
Grand Canyon North Rim
Continue down Highway 89 to 89A then
AZ67 and take the plunge to the depths of Grand Canyon North Rim. Savor the powerful
emotion as the beauty of this park enchants you for the very first time.
Lodging
At the junction of US-89 and U-9 is Mount Carmel Junction,
the ideal place for lodging when
visiting the area.
Mt. Carmel Jct. is the "Heart of the Parks"
Enjoy Utah's scenic byways, returning to the Junction of SR-9 and U-9, which
meet at the alluring mountains of Mount Carmel Junction. Stay at the Best Western
East Zion Thunderbird Lodge, in the heart of the parks, for great rates, luxurious
rooms and an enjoyable vacation.
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