National Park Service Zion National Park U.S. Department of the Interior The official newspaper of Zion National Park Map and Guide Winter 2012-2013 The Zion Lodge about 1930. NPS COLLECTION / ZION 13275 Plan Your Visit Welcome to Zion National Park. Steep cliffs, narrow canyons, and ZION ANNUAL PASS SENIOR PASS $50 $10 unpredictable weather add to the challenge and adventure of a visit, Admission to Zion Admission to all so it is important to plan carefully for your stay. Park rangers at the National Park for federal fee areas visitor centers can provide planning information and weather one year from for life, U.S. citizens date of purchase. 62 years or older. forecasts, but your safety depends on your own good judgment, adequate preparation, and constant awareness. ANNUAL PASS ACCESS PASS $80 Free WATER STEEP CLIFFS Admission to all Admission to all The desert is an extreme Falls from cliffs on trails federal fee areas federal fee areas for environment. Carry have resulted in death. for one year from life, permanently date of purchase. disabled U.S. citizens. enough water, one gallon Ice, loose sand, and per person per day, and pebbles are very slippery. All passes are available at park entrance stations. Information about interagency passes and participating agencies (NPS, BLM, FWS, FS, and BOR) is available online at store.usgs.gov/pass. drink it. Water is available at visitor Be aware of edges when using cameras centers, campgrounds, Zion Lodge, or binoculars. Never throw or roll rocks To protect park resources, park only weather, and it usually happens without and other locations. Do not drink because there may be hikers below you. in designated spaces and turn off your the victim’s awareness. It is a hazard in untreated water. engine when your vehicle is stopped. narrow canyons because immersion in • Stay on the trail. water is the quickest way to lose body • Avoid cliff edges. Don’t drink and drive. For your safety, heat. To prevent hypothermia, avoid Hours of Operation & Fees • Observe posted warnings. park rangers enforce laws against alcohol cotton clothing because it provides no Zion Canyon 8:00 am to 5:00 pm • Please watch children. and drug-related driving offenses, insulation when wet and eat high energy Visitor Center Closed 12/25 including open container violations. food before you are chilled. Signs of Zion Canyon 8:00 am to 4:30 pm DRIVING hypothermia include: Wilderness Desk Park roads are used by For Utah road conditions, please call Zion Human 10:00 am to 5:00 pm vehicles, bicycles, walkers, 866-511-8824. • Uncontrollable shivering History Museum Opens 3/02 and even wildlife. Obey • Stumbling and poor coordination Kolob Canyons 8:00 am to 4:30 pm posted speed limits. HYPOTHERMIA • Fatigue and weakness Visitor Center Closed 12/25 Unless otherwise posted, the maximum Hypothermia occurs • Confusion or slurred speech Fees: $25 per vehicle; $12 per individual: speed limit in the park is 35 mph. when the body is cooled pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle, or organized to dangerous levels. It is If you recognize any of these signs, group. Entrance fees are valid for seven days. Seat belts or child safety seats are the number one killer stop hiking and immediately replace required for all occupants in a vehicle. of outdoor recreationists, even in warm wet clothing and add insulating layers. National Park Service Services U.S. Department of the Interior ACCESSIBILITY LODGING SHOWERS The park visitor centers, In the park, the Zion There are no showers museum, restrooms, and Lodge has rooms, suites, available within Zion picnic areas are accessible. and cabins. To make National Park. Pay Zion National Park Wheelchairs are available reservations, please call showers are available for loan at the Zion Canyon Visitor 888-297-2757 or 435-772-7700, or visit in Springdale and east of the park. Superintendent Center for the visitor center complex zionlodge.com. There are other lodging The availability of these services varies Jock Whitworth area. All shuttle buses are wheelchair options in surrounding communities. throughout the year. accessible. Service dogs are permitted Mailing Address on a leash throughout the park. RESTAURANTS LAUNDRY Zion National Park Springdale, UT 84767 In the park, the Zion There are laundry Several campsites are reserved for people Lodge dining room and facilities located in Park Information with disabilities. The Pa’rus Trail and the café serve breakfast, Springdale, Hurricane, 435 772-3256 Riverside Walk offer accessible hikes with lunch, and dinner. and Kanab. There are some assistance. The Zion Lodge has Dinner reservations are required; please no laundry facilities within the park. Wilderness Information several accessible hotel rooms and one call 435-772-7760. There are many 435 772-0170 accessible cabin that is equipped with a restaurants in surrounding communities. PETS roll-in shower. The Zion Lodge also has Leashed pets may be Website a wheelchair available for loan. GROCERIES walked on the Pa’rus www.nps.gov/zion There are grocery and Trail. However, pets are The orientation film offers captioning convenience stores in not permitted on any E-mail and the frontcountry trails video has an Springdale, La Verkin, other trails, on shuttles, in public [email protected] audio description. Accessible programs Hurricane, Kanab, St. buildings, or in the wilderness. Pets Lost and Found are indicated in the Ranger-led and George, and Cedar City. must be under physical control on a leash Report at any visitor center Youth Program Schedules. Assistive less than six feet at all times. The interior listening devices are available by MONEY temperature of a vehicle can quickly Emergencies reservation for all ranger-led programs. There is an ATM at the warm to dangerous levels. Avoid leaving 911 or 435 772-3322 Please visit the Zion Human History Zion Lodge. Banks and animals in vehicles. Boarding kennels are Museum for more information about ATMs are located in most available in Rockville, Kanab, Hurricane, borrowing assistive listening devices. surrounding communities. St. George, and Cedar City. Wildlife Emergencies Zion National Park is MOUNTAIN LIONS For 24-hour emergency response, call 911 or 435-772-3322. The Zion home to 69 species of Mountain lions are present in the park. Canyon Medical Clinic is located in Springdale near the south entrance mammals, 208 birds, 29 Attacks are unlikely and have never to the park. For hours, please call 435-772-3226. Other medical clinics reptiles, six amphibians, been reported in the park. Please watch are located in Hurricane. The nearest hospitals are in St. George, Cedar and nine fish. Commonly children closely and never let them run City, and Kanab. seen animals include mule deer, lizards, ahead or lag behind. More information and many species of birds. Rare or is posted at trailheads. Please report any endangered species include the peregrine sightings or encounters to a park ranger falcon, Mexican spotted owl, California as soon as possible. Flash Floods condor, desert tortoise, and the Zion All narrow canyons are DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP snail, found only in Zion National Park. potentially hazardous. NPS Desert bighorn sheep are often seen on Flash floods, often caused the east side of the park. Although they by storms miles away, are naturally shy away from people, some of a real danger and can be these animals have grown accustomed life threatening. You are assuming a risk to visitors in the park. Please do not when entering a narrow canyon. Your approach or feed bighorn sheep. safety is your responsibility. RESPECT WILDLIFE Watch for indications of a possible flash Please keep all animals wild and healthy flood. If you observe any of these signs, by viewing them from a safe distance. seek higher ground immediately: Do not feed or touch wildlife. Store food and trash responsibly. • Any deterioration in weather conditions • Build up of clouds or sounds of thunder SICK OR INJURED ANIMALS • Sudden changes in water clarity from Be aware that wild animals can be clear to muddy unpredictable. Do not approach animals “The squirrel • Floating debris NPS or attempt to move sick or injured bit me in less • Rising water levels or stronger currents During a flash flood, the water level rises than a second.” wildlife. Please report any sick or within minutes or even seconds. A flash flood • Increasing roar of water up canyon Wild animals can hurt injured animals to a park ranger. can rush down a canyon in a wall of water you. Do not feed them. over twelve feet high. 2 Map and Guide Recreation CAMPING rocks underfoot are slippery. Flash Campgrounds in Zion Campgrounds flooding and hypothermia are constant Canyon have restrooms, dangers. Good planning, proper drinking water, picnic Sites Fees Reservations equipment, and sound judgment are tables, fire grates, and essential for a safe and successful trip. dump stations. All sites are half price for Watchman 183 $16 per night www.recreation.gov Your safety is your responsibility. holders of Interagency Senior and Access Campground $18 per night for electric hookups 877-444-6777 $20 per night for river sites Up to six months in advance Passes. There are no showers available There are three ways to hike The Narrows, within Zion National Park. Pay showers South 126 $16 per night First-come, first-served weather and water conditions permitting. are available in Springdale and east of the Campground Opens 3/01 park. The availability of these services DAY HIKE FROM THE BOTTOM AND BACK varies throughout the year. Lava Point 6 No fee First-come, first-served This round-trip hike can last up to Campground eight hours and is the simplest way to no water; pit toilets FIRES experience The Narrows.