Explore Zion National Park

Southwestern Canyons at There Best

The park protects the incredible rock formations and high sandstone cliffs within its boundaries and is a favorite spot for hiking, backpacking, canyoneering and climbing. In fact, Zion has some of the most spectacular trails in the National Park System. Visitors to Zion walk on the canyon floor and look up, rather than looking down from the rim as in many parks. In addition to the magnificent monoliths and cliffs, the park is known for its desert landscape of sandstone canyons, mesas, and high plateaus.

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Sights

Zion Human History Museum, has exhibits about human activity in the park and an orientation film shown every half-hour. Zion Canyon Scenic Drive running 6 miles through Zion Canyon past some of the most fantastic rock formations in the world, with colorful sandstone cliffs rising 2,000 to 3,000 feet from the canyon floor.

The Narrows a very narrow canyon with impossibly high walls. Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway a 10-mile road that connects the east and south entrances. Checkerboard Mesa, a sandstone mountain that is etched with fantastic cross-bedding of lines and shapes, Kolob Canyons, Kolob Terrace. See more Zion sights >>.

Plants and Animals of Zion

Although Zion is in an arid desert climate, the park has almost nine-hundred native species of plants, seventy-five species of mammals, two-hundred-ninty species of birds including the recent addition of the California Condor, forty-four species of reptiles and amphibians and eight native fish. More Zion plants and animals >>.

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Zions Activities

Simply driving through Zion is an incredible experience, but to enter Zion and not take at least a short walk would be almost foolish. The park is a hiker's mecca! The trails are of varying difficulty and length, ranging from easy strolls to steep climbs or backcountry hikes. Even for the casual hiker Zion is very intimate; within minutes you'll see something interesting. If you would like visit the old west on horseback, there are serveral choice siding spots in Zion.

"One of the most inspiring hikes ever, up to the top of Angels Landing in Zion National Park, Utah". According to Mark D Roberts, see his video which appears courtesy YouTube.com.

The colors, textures and southwestern light make Zion very photogenic, be sure to bring your camera. For the more adventure minded the cliffs and canyons make Zion a premier climbing and canyoneering destination. More about the activities of Zion National Park >>.

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