In a state filled with dramatic scenery that stretches to the horizon and seemingly endless bucket list adventures, Zion National Park is the crown jewel of Utah’s five iconic national parks. Zion’s landscape is filled with rainbow-colored rock layers chiseled into sharp peaks, high mesas, and deep, twisting canyons. It’s a place so hauntingly beautiful…
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Zion Dispersed Camping 101- A quick guide to surviving your first night in the desert Want to add a streak of adventure to your Zion National Park trip at no cost? If your answer is “Yes” (why wouldn’t it be?), then dispersed camping is the way to do it. Dispersed camping, also known as “free…
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Putting Zion National Park on your bucket list is a no-brainer. This iconic national park puts Southern Utah on the map as a must-do travel destination. But look closely at that map and you’ll see Zion is only a small piece of it. Surrounding the national park is an entire landscape of mountains and canyons,…
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The busy season at Zion National Park, one of Utah’s iconic "Mighty 5" national parks, is full of visitors. Mostly from March through October, more than 4.5 million tourists made the trek to Zion in 2017 alone and the park anticipates continued growth. Over the past decade, there’s been a 70 percent jump in annual…
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Springdale, Utah, sits at the mouth of Zion Canyon, sandwiched between The Watchman, a pointed stone mountain, and Mount Kinesava on the southern edge of Zion National Park. The small town (with a population of 529) has long been the gateway to Zion and its soaring ramparts sculpted by the twisting Virgin River. While Springdale…
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With its soaring red sandstone cliffs, signature buttes, towering monoliths, gravity-defying natural arches, and narrow slot canyons, Zion National Park offers visitors spectacular sights to explore in all directions. Utah’s first national park marks the geographic intersection of the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert regions, which creates a unique environment that’s…
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