Zion National Park

Pros: One-of-a-kind Scenery, Easy Shuttle Access to Canyon, Excellent Backcountry
Cons: Can get very crowded

Comprising almost 230 square miles of some of the most scenic terrain anywhere, Zion National Park is a must see location for anyone traveling through the southwestern Utah region. From magnificent canyon walls of Navajo Sandstone rising ...

Pros: This place is gorgeous, vast, and totally magical.
Cons: Some trails can get busy.

Mr_chelledun and I don’t do a whole ton of outdoorsy things while on vacation, but after reading glowing reviews of Zion National Park, I felt compelled to add it to our Southwestern itinerary. I’m so glad I did – Zion and the neighboring ...

Pros: Diverse scenery, easy walks scenic walks, difficult but exhilarating hikes
Cons: Very crowded in summer

HEAVEN Looking up at the giant monoliths, shear vertical rock walls, and beautiful hanging gardens gives you a sense of majesty, serenity, grandeur, and supremacy. This is what Mormon settler Isaac Behunin had also witnessed when he named the ...

Pros: Great scenery throughout
Cons: Cost of admission is a little higher than other national parks; crowded

Southern Utah is home to many segments of the National Park service with most of them offering either colorful rock formations and/or Indian ruins. This is a part of America that is dominated with abundant scenery. You pass through one park and, just a ...

Pros: Relaxing, beautiful, breathtaking.
Cons: It does not have a 5 star resort, or is that a pro?

My first camping trip with my wife was at this park. We camped in my old Eureka tent and had a great time. This was also one of the most amazing times I had ever spent in the park. The first day was sunny with powdery white clouds dotting the sky and ...

Pros: scenery ~
Cons: I dont live nearby.

When we were in the planning stages of our USA holiday we went to a few travel agencies and grabbed handfuls of travel brochures to look through. We had no idea where we wanted to go, we had a few places on our wish list … L.A., Yosemite N/P, Las Vegas...

Pros: Accessibility, affordability, tremendous vistas of astounding canyons, well-planned park services.
Cons: Reportedly very hot in mid-summer, crowded during peak summer season.

FROM HERE OR THERE TO ETERNITY: A measly four-hour drive from the hazy sprawling concrete and palm trees of my home in LA, over the middle of the imposing San Gabriel Mountains, then across the wind-blown high desert of the Mojave and its famous ...

Pros: Spectacular steep cliffs and canyon landscapes and wilderness full of the unexpected!
Cons: None if you stop, look, listen, and think before taking 1 step.

We spent spring break 2004 hiking in Zion with our good friends Daryl and Joan. These Utah natives have hiked Zion too many times to mention. They hiked Zion again with their Miami friends. Ed and his wife Kathy, childhood friends who now live in ...

Pros: Beautiful Scenery, Tons Of Trails
Cons: I don't care for the shuttle system

I love Yellowstone but when I got my first peek at Zion National Park in 2003 I found myself falling in love with Zion. Something about the bright red cliffs and sandstone found in southern Utah just tugs at my interest. During our first visit to Zion ...

Pros: Physically and mentally challenging and rewarding, majestic views, bragging rights
Cons: It was difficult. Crowds and more crowds in the main areas.

Majestic Limestone plateaus rise out of the Earth in southwest Utah, cut deep by the Virgin river that runs through them. Some portions of the carved gorge are so deep that sunlight rarely penetrates to the riverbed below. Its immenseness will leav ...

Pros: Incredible scenery. Remote views and dizzying heights.
Cons: Can be crowded in the summer. Requires hiking to view the best sights.

GENERAL PARK DESCRIPTION: Much of Southern Utah is comprised of the sort of scenery you will find in Zion -- red cliffs, unexpected and strange rock formations, deep canyons with soft green birch trees -- so what is different about Zion? Proximity. ...

Pros: The Narrows, The Subway, The Environmentally-Friendly Shuttle
Cons: Park Entrance Fees

Walls reaching up to the heavens are surrounding you. Water is rushing by you, the sound is like a powerful force ready to take you away and destroy you. Petro glyphs thousands of years old are lining the canyons around you. You look across the river and ...

Pros: scenery, diversity, one of a kind
Cons: too crowded

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

The beauty of Zion is overwhelming and comes upon you so suddenly when entering the park, that it leaves you speechless. But then again, this is no secret since it is one of the most...

Pros: The canyon and cliffs were awsome and the facilities were first rate!
Cons: HOT, HOT and then even HOTTER! And Heavy Night Winds!

My wife calls me a wimp... because once it gets over 85 degrees I don't operate much and shut down. In fact none of the days even got close to 85 and the heat blazed away in late Sept. Driving from the Utah and Arizona border (from the Southern Califor ...

Pros: beautiful, hiking, camping, sight seeing
Cons: none known

Zion near Springdale, Utah is my all-time favorite National Park. Zion National Park is 2 hours from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, 2 1/2 hours from Las Vegas, and 1 hour from Bryce Canyon. It covers a 229 square mile area and is spectacular with...