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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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Vehicle Information
Zion
Canyon Shuttle Information
The Beehives and the Stained Wall are located
on the south side of the Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel. The Sentinel is hidden behind
Mount Spry in this view. The Beehives are 6904'. and the Sentinel soars at 7157'.
Zion National Park Lodging
The East Zion Riverside Lodge and the East Zion Thunderbird Lodge are located at the majestic east side of Zion National Park. Enjoy Utah's scenic byways, returning to the junction of highway 9 and 89, which meet at the alluring mountains of Mount Carmel Junction. Stay at the East Zion Best Western, a beautiful and serene lodge on the east side of Zion National Park.
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Zion National Park Sites
Famous Zion
National Park sites burst with inimitable Utah character throughout this
Southwest Park. While driving along the Zion-Mt.
Carmel Hwy, brilliant technicolor bursts from surrounding cliffs. Starting
at the far south side of the park, towering monoliths dot the landscape including:
West Temple, Sundial, Temple of Sacrifice, Sentinel and one of Zion's only spires,
the Watchman.
Continuing east through the park, up the narrow, winding switchbacks, take
note of the bulbous shaped Beehives, Twin Brothers, Mt. Spry, Streaked Wall and
the wide span of the Great
Arch, all viewable from the south side of the Zion-Mt.
Carmel Tunnel.
The red tinted Zion-Mt. Carmel Hwy leads to magnificent slick rock on the
east side of the tunnel and the looming East Temple. Look around during the drive
for whimsical hoodoos peeking from the tops of sandstone monoliths. Don't resist
the temptation to pull over at the many sites along the Zion-Mt. Carmel Hwy and
ponder the display of sandstone monoliths and rock patterns carved through the
millenniums. Venture to the farthest edge of the park (east entrance) to view
the extraordinary geological wonder, Checkerboard
Mesa. While on the east side of the park away from the shuttle bus crowds,
explore the lesser known routes in
the park.
This main highway through Zion National Park is always open to private vehicles
and is without a doubt one of the best scenic
drives in the country. Oversized
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Sites in Zion Canyon
Most visitors simply drive through Zion National Park, along the Zion-Mt.
Carmel Hwy, and experience the main section of Zion. Although the fourteen-mile
drive through to the east entrance of the park is spectacular, make sure to
take the six-mile shuttle ride into Zion
Canyon (accessible by private vehicle Nov - March) and experience more of
Zion National Park.
Angels
Landing is well known and although this is an amazing monolith, it's fame
is due to the daring half mile fin that hikers dare tread, as well as the numerous
big wall climbing routes on its rock-face. Climbers are often seen scaling the
rock, pointed out by shuttle drivers, at the Big Bend shuttle stop. From the
top of Angels Landing, the Great White Throne peeks its pearly crown slightly
above the line of view. In Zion Canyon there are other well known sites including
the Court of the Patriarchs, Cathedral Mountain, Cable Mountain, Lady
Mountain, Observation
Point, Zion
Narrows and the Virgin River. At the far end of Zion Canyon is the Temple
of Sinawava and the Pulpit. Zion
Canyon hiking is
popular in the park.
Favorite Zion National Park Sites
The most famous site in Zion National Park must be the towering 2,400'/731m
Great White Throne. The name was given by a Methodist minister, taken from a
phrase in the "Book of Revelation." At the opposite end of the park
is the second most famous site in the park, the geological wonder: Checkerboard
Mesa. Situated between these two sites is the man-made, Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel,
which is known for its ingenious 1930 engineering.
Sites in the Kolob Sections of the park
Far from the mainstream of most visitors are the Subway and the Kolob
Arch. The Kolob Arch is notable for being the "largest free standing
arch in the world." This fact is often debated however, depending on the
method of measurement used. The Subway is
a popular and remote semi-technical canyoneering route
located on the Kolob Terrace.
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