Zion Map & Guide
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National Park Service Park Planner & Shuttle Guide U.S. Department of the Interior The official planner of Zion National Park Zion Map & Guide Summer 2004 What’s Inside How To Use The Shuttle Information and Services. .2 Easy as 1-2-3 2. Plan Ranger-led Activities The Zion Canyon Scenic Drive is accessible by shuttle bus only. Use the exhibits at the Zion Canyon Visitor Center to plan your Jr Ranger Program . .3 Private vehicles are not allowed. It’s easy to visit this part of the visit based on your time (less than 3 hours or more than 3 hours) park—follow these three steps: and your interests (sightseeing, hiking, and more). Check the Hiking & Canyoneering . .4 1. Park schedule of Ranger-led activities and the park bookstore for maps Maintaining Sanctuary. .5 Parking at the visitor center is full between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. and books to enhance your visit. To avoid parking hassles, leave your car in the town of Springdale 3. Ride Maps . .6-7 and ride the free town shuttle to the park. Enter the park on foot Free buses run from 5:45 a.m. to 11 p.m. as often as every six at the Zion Canyon Giant Screen Theater. Tune your radio to 1610 minutes. See page 12 for shuttle schedule. Buses are fully acces- Geology . .8 AM for more information. sible. Pets are not allowed. Park Profile & Weather. .9 Traveling In The Area . .10 Making The Most of Your Time Zion Canyon Field Institute. 11 Large Vehicles & Riverside Walk floor offering spectacular views on three Less Than 3 Hours Shuttle Schedule. .12 Zion Canyon Scenic Drive Beautiful, shaded walk meanders through sides. Strenuous, 8 miles/5 hours round The easiest way to see some of the park’s forested glens, following the path of the trip, climbs 2,148 feet. Warning! Steep most beautiful sights in a limited time is to Virgin River into a high-walled canyon. Cliffs. Not for anyone fearful of heights. Visitor Center Hours ride the Zion Canyon Shuttle. Round trip Easy, 2 miles/1.5 hours round trip, climbs Shuttle stop: Weeping Rock. April 1 - April 16, 2004 will take a minimum of 90 minutes. 57 feet. Shuttle stop: Temple of Sinawava. Zion Canyon 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Visitor Centers History Museum 8 a.m. – 5 p.m Kolob Canyons 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Weeping Rock Trail Watchman Trail Zion Canyon Visitor Center An easy walk on a paved path where Views of West Temple and lower Zion At the south entrance. It is the main access April 17 – May 28 springs continually drip from overhead. Canyon. Best hiked early or late in the day, for the Zion Canyon Shuttle. Exhibits help Zion Canyon 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. .5 miles/.5 hours round trip/climbs 98 feet. often hot in summer. Moderate, 2.7 miles/2 you plan your visit and make the most of • Permits 7 a.m.– 6 p.m. Shuttle stop: Weeping Rock. hours round trip, climbs 368 feet. your time. Rangers are available to answer History Museum 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Trailhead: Zion Canyon Visitor Center. questions and issue backcountry permits. Kolob Canyons 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Court of the Patriarchs Books, maps, and film available. Short but steep trail leads to views of the Hidden Canyon Trail May 29 – September 5 Zion Canyon 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Sentinel and the Three Patriarchs. 100 Steep climb to the mouth of Hidden Kolob Canyons Visitor Center • Permits 7 a.m.– 7 p.m. yards/.25 hours round trip, climbs 40 feet. Canyon. Hikers may continue but there is Interstate 15 at Exit 40, 45 miles north of History Museum 8 a.m. – 6 p.m Shuttle stop: Court of the Patriarchs. no maintained trail. Strenuous, 2 miles/3 Springdale and 17 miles south of Cedar Kolob Canyons 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. hours round trip, climbs 850 feet. Warning! City. Rangers are available to answer Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway Steep Cliffs. Not for anyone fearful of questions and issue backcountry permits. September 6 – October 3 The 10-mile road that connects the east heights. Shuttle stop: Weeping Rock. Exhibits, books, maps, and film available. Zion Canyon 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. and south entrances is a steep drive up • Permits 7 a.m.– 6 p.m. switchbacks and through the mile-long Angels Landing Trail Zion Human History Museum History Museum 8 a.m. – 6 p.m tunnel. This is the main access to Bryce Steep trail climbs Walter’s Wiggles past First shuttle stop. Exhibits explain how Kolob Canyons 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Canyon and the North Rim of Grand Scout Lookout, with spectacular views of humans have interacted with Zion. October 4 – Spring 2005 Canyon. Large vehicle restrictions: page 12. Zion Canyon. Strenuous, 5 miles/4 hours Orientation film, information desk, books, Zion Canyon 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. round trip, climbs 1,488 feet. Warning! and film available. History Museum 9 a.m. – 5 p.m More Than 3 Hours Steep Cliffs. Not for anyone fearful of Kolob Canyons 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Emerald Pools Trail heights. Shuttle stop: The Grotto. Orientation Film One place where you’ll often find at least a Twenty-two minute film highlights the Emergencies Observation Point small waterfall. Easy, 1.2 miles/1 hour round park. Shown daily 8:30 a.m. to closing on Call 911 or 772-3322 24 hours a day or trip, climbs 200 feet. Warning! Steep Cliffs. High on the east rim, the trail ends on a the hour and half hour in the Zion Human contact a Park Ranger. Shuttle stop: Zion Lodge. slender peninsula overhanging the valley History Museum. Map & Guide summer 2004_3-18-04.pmd 1 12/2/2004, 2:31 PM National Park Service This is Canyon Country U.S. Department of the Interior Steep Cliffs Flash Floods attention. Don’t ruin your vacation by Loose sand or pebbles on stone are very All narrow canyons are potentially hazard- having an accident. Your safety is your slippery. Be careful of cliff edges when ous. Flash floods, often from storms miles responsibility. Zion National Park using cameras or binoculars. Never throw away, present a real danger and can be life Superintendent Jock Whitworth or roll rocks; there may be hikers below. threatening. By entering a narrow canyon, •Stay on the trail. you are assuming a risk. Water Mailing Address •Stay back from cliff edges. The desert is dry, even in winter. Carry Zion National Park •Observe posted warnings. Judgment enough water for everyone in your group. Springdale, Utah 84767 •Parents-watch your children! Whether hiking, climbing, or driving, your Water is available at visitor centers, safety depends on your own good judge- campgrounds, and Zion Lodge. Do not Web Site ment, adequate preparation, and constant drink untreated water. www.nps.gov/zion Park Headquarters 435 772-3256 Fax 435 772-3426 Backcountry Information 435 772-0170 E-mail [email protected] Lost and Found May be reported at any visitor center. Employment Information with the National Park Service: Anita Werderich www.usajobs.opm.gov. Seasonal jobs are This symbol is a warning. Falls from cliffs on these Flash floods occur without warning. This one took place in seconds. A hiker would not listed on www.sep.nps.gov. trails have resulted in death. survive. Information and Services Emergencies Golden Eagle Passport $65, good for one Bicycling Watercraft For 24-hour emergency response, call 772 - year from date of purchase in all federal • Avoid cars by riding the Pa'rus Trail. All watercraft use in the park requires a 3322 or 911. Zion Canyon Medical Clinic is fee areas. Watch for pedestrians and leashed pets. backcountry permit. Permits are issued in Springdale, reduced winter hours, 772- Golden Access Passport Free lifetime pass • Park shuttles will not pass bicyclists, use when the river is flowing in excess of 140 3226. The nearest hospitals are in St. for U.S citizens who are permanently turnouts to allow them to pass. cubic feet per second. Inner tubes are not George, Cedar City, and Kanab. disabled. • Don’t pass a moving bus, the driver may permitted at any time on any watercourse not be able to see you. in the park. Accessibility Camping • Use caution passing a stopped bus. Restrooms, visitor centers, museum, and Watchman Campground Open all year, • Ride single file. Food Service Zion Lodge are fully accessible. Several sites are first-come, first-serve November • Children must stay with parents. Zion Lodge Dining room serves breakfast, campsites are reserved for people with 1-March 28. Fees: $16 a night, $18 per night lunch, and dinner. Dinner reservations are • Please wear your helmet. disabilities, and two trails are accessible. with electric hookups, $20 per night for advised: 435 772-3213. • Automobile rules of the road apply to river sites (half price for holders of Golden Other Food Service Restaurants available bicycles. Pets Age/Access Passports). Reservations may in Springdale, east entrance, Mt. Carmel • Bicycles are not allowed off roadways. Pets must be under physical control on a be made for Watchman Campground five Junction, and Kanab. leash no longer than six feet at all times. months in advance for April 2-October 31; • Shuttles have racks for two bicycles. Groceries Grocery stores available in They are not allowed in the backcountry, on-line at reservations.nps.gov, or call 800 Springdale and Kanab.