We spent two days of our holiday in South West USA at Utah's Zion National Park and we couldn't have been more impressed with the parks facilities.
It cost $20 per vehicle to enter the park, the pass is good for 7 days, and as I said in my Grand Canyon op, it could work out cheaper to buy ... Read review
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...West USA at Utah's Zion National Park and we couldn't have been more impressed with the parks facilities.
It cost $20 per vehicle to enter the park, the pass is good for 7 days, and as I said in my Grand Canyon op, it could work out cheaper to buy a 12 month annual pass if you're planning to visit more than a couple of National Parks. Once inside there is a large car park and brand new visitors centre with plenty of information and ... ...shuttle bus stop. The buses are free and run every 7 minutes. A round trip on the bus takes 90 minutes and there are plenty of places to get off and hike or site see and the next bus wont be far behind when you're ready to move on. The buses run from 5.30am to 11pm.
At the Zion Lodge (about 5 stops in on the shuttle) there is a very nice cafe and gift shop, clean toilets and an information centre. It is also here that you can book ... more
We spent two days of our holiday in South West USA at Utah's Zion National Park and we couldn't have been more impressed with the parks facilities.
It cost $20 per vehicle to enter the park, the pass is good for 7 days, and as I said in my Grand Canyon op, it could work out cheaper to buy a 12 month annual pass if you're planning to visit more than a couple of National Parks. Once inside there is a large car park and brand new visitors centre with plenty of information and facilities.
Outside the visitors centre is the shuttle bus stop. The buses are free and run every 7 minutes. A round trip on the bus takes 90 minutes and there are plenty of places to get off and hike or site see and the next bus wont be far behind when you're ready to move on. The buses run from 5.30am to 11pm.
At the Zion Lodge (about 5 stops in on the shuttle) there is a very nice cafe and gift shop, clean toilets and an information centre. It is also here that you can book for a horse or mule ride through the canyon. They have trailrides lasting one hour or three hours. Now please take my advice on this...if you are not a horserider don't take the three hour ride. I promise you won't be able to walk the next day and after all, every day of your holiday is precious so you wont want to be disabled for a day. The one hour ride is a wonderful experience and not to painful.
For serious hikers there are plenty of challenging trails, some up to eight hours and a couple even lasting days. For the pleasure hikers like myself their are some beautiful, not too strenuous trails such as the Emerald Pool Trails (Lower, Middle or Upper pools depending on how far you want to walk).
Zion Park caters for disabled visitors admirabley. Wheelchair access into all buildings and shuttle buses, and a couple of scenic trails with wheelchair accessability too.
The scenery at Zion is gorgeous and you will be so glad that you made the trip. Enjoy yourself!
...to be more specific, Zion National Park.
National Parks offers a great abundance of beauty. There is no greater beauty than natural beauty.
I have only been to the Grand Canyon and Yosemite previous to this. In Grand Canyon, we just drove past everything and not fully enjoyed the sites. In Yosemite, we hiked; which I recommend.
The saying is true about you can only get as much as you put in.
Zion National Park, Utah was gorgeous. It was very ... ...our own food with campfires, and did all the "camping" things.
We hiked the Virgin River. Actually, we waded in it. It is a river hike. I recommend being attuned to nature this way. There were several opportunities to take pictures over there. Although this mix of technology and nature seems ironic, I think it is essential to remember and capture the moment.
We also hiked to Observation Point. The 4-mile (one-way) hike was well worth the effort. ...
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