Zion National Park To Cedar City, Utah, Cedar Breaks NM, and Salt Lake City, Utah Upper Emerald Pools Trails Emerald Pool Trail 0.5mi Lower Emerald Kayenta Trai 0.6mi l Exit Pool Trail 42 1.0mi 15 Taylor Creek Tay lor Cr eek anyon Trai Exit C s l ob R 40 l o 0.5mi o a l K d rai The Grotto T 5mi Lee Pass The Grotto Kolob Canyons Trailhead Zion Lodge Visitor Center Kolob 8km Canyons KOLOB Kolob Viewpoint l i Reservoir a r T 8118ft k 2475m Timber Creek e e Overlook r C CANYONS Trail n i k r U e V A Kolob a E L Arch Kolob T S Trail Arch A L P F B H F o O p L V a O l l Vehicles longer than I e K y 19 feet/5.8 meters are T not allowed on Lava r a Point Road. Unpaved i L l Lava roads are impassable when wet. Point Rd R West Ri E m C R P d P Lava Point U West Rim Lava Point Trailhead Overlook 14mi r Rive 23km rgin Vi d North Fork E a o R e c N a r r e T L Beyond this point, the road ail O b A is not plowed in winter. Tr H o W l n O o o y W E K n R e Wildcat a S R C s C t E Canyon t il a a Hop Valley r c R T Trailhead d r il i C to W m I Trailhead onnec P N T A o r r a K t i S h l R O g T a U T t L e r R O a P i l e E B R S a M k IT s H 20mi 33km P L P A U M L T T A E H S E ON T Y A A E E CAN ILL 15 U E ORDERV N H A A U Zion CanyonR detail opposite R O W S ZION Temple of Riverside Walk Sinawava k Unpaved roads are e st Rim e e impassable when wet. Left Fork W T To St. George, r r a C Trailhead Weeping i Utah and Las l Rock Vegas, Nevada n Exit i k 27 r e N V NATIONAL a L Grapevine O Trailhead Y Right Fork Angels Landing Trailhead N 6.2mi Ea A A st 10km R S im E C Toquerville The Grotto Tr ai M l Emerald Pools PARK Trails Zion Lodge 17 E N A 5mi Court of the e C v 8km I i Patriarchs r R D From March 24 R c through November N i 9 U n e 3, the Zion Canyon c East H O S Scenic Drive is open d I Entrance a n to shuttle buses el Highway o Z o arm R y C only. Private vehicles nt n ou e a are not permitted M c C - 89 ra n beyond Canyon n To at Mt. Carmel r Canyon Junction o io 10mi e i Junction. Z Junction, Utah, Bryce T Z 16km Vehicles pulling trailers b Canyon NP, Grand lo are not recommended. Zion Human History Museum Tunnel Canyon NP, Kanab, o 9 K Narrow winding road Utah and Page, Arizona La Verkin 6mi with steep grades. The 1.4mi 10km upper section is not 2.2km Tunnel Virgin plowed in winter. No bikes or pedestrians South South allowed. Large vehicle Entrance restrictions on page 12. Springdale Springdale / Zion Canyon Shuttle Zion Canyon Visitor Center and Zion-Mount Carmel Highway V Watchman 15 and Tunnel information i To at Exit 16, rg r i e St. George, Utah 9 n v 3.6mi 9 i R and Las Vegas, 10mi 5.8km C A N Y O N in P Nevada 16km g E A Chinle ir W T V U ra N R i rk U i l o R Hurricane v F A er P h 59 Coalpits Wash t r To Pipe Spring National Monument and o N Grand Canyon National Park er Grafton in Riv Virg (ghost town) Rockville rk North Fo st 0 1 2 3 4 5 Kilometers Ea Bridge Chinle Trailhead Road 0 1 2 3 4 5 Miles Road Anasazi Way fton Gra Shuttle Information Other Visitor Information Springdale Shuttle Paved road open to Ranger station Campground Unpaved roads are Wilderness private vehicles impassable when wet. In 2009, Congress protected nearly 84 Smithsonian Butte Scenic Backway may percent of the park as wilderness under Zion Canyon Shuttle Unpaved road Drinking water Primitive be closed in winter. the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness and shuttle stops (impassable when wet) campground designation protects forever the land’s ay w onian Butt ack wilderness character, natural conditions, From March 24 through November 3, Overlook / Parking Restrooms Orientation film hs e Scenic B it opportunities for solitude, and scientific, the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive is open m S educational, and historical values. to shuttle buses only. Private vehicles Trail Picnic area Restaurant are not permitted beyond Canyon Junction. Zion Canyon Hiking Guide Hike Round Trip Elevation Description THE Location Average time Change NARROWS mi / km ft / m Riverside Easy Walk Pa’rus Trail 2 hours 50 / 15 Paved trail follows the Virgin River Temple of Sinawava Zion Canyon 3.5 / 5.6 from the South Campground to Visitor Center Canyon Junction. Wheelchairs may need assistance. E as W t R im e Trail st Archeology Trail 0.5 hour 80 / 24 Short, but steep. Starts across from the entrance to R im T Zion Canyon 0.4 / 0.6 the visitor center parking lot. Climbs to the outlines ra Observation il Scout Point Visitor Center of several prehistoric buildings. Trailside exhibits. Lookout Weeping Big Walters Rock Wiggles Bend Lower Emerald 1 hour 69 / 21 Minor drop-offs. Paved trail leads to the Lower Pool Trail 1.2 / 1.9 Emerald Pool and waterfalls. Connects to the Cable Mountain Zion Lodge Kayenta and Upper Emerald Pool Trails. Angels Hidden Landing Canyon The Grotto Trail 0.5 hour 35 / 11 The trail connects the Zion Lodge to The Grotto. Trail Ca Zion Lodge 1.0 / 1.6 Can be combined with the Lower Emerald Pool ble Mou nta in T The Grotto and Kayenta Trails to create a 2.5-mile loop. H ra il I D D Emerald Pools Trails detail opposite E N Weeping Rock Trail 0.5 hour 98 / 30 Short, but steep. Minor drop-offs. Paved trail ends The Grotto Weeping Rock 0.4 / 0.6 at a rock alcove with dripping springs. Trailside Kayenta C A Trail N exhibits. Y O N Riverside Walk 1.5 hours 57 / 17 Minor drop-offs. Paved trail follows the Virgin Grotto Trail l i a Temple of Sinawava 2.2 / 3.5 River along the bottom of a narrow canyon. Emerald Pools r T Trails n Zion Lodge i Trailside exhibits. Wheelchairs may need assistance. ta un o M p a r t r e Moderate e D Watchman Trail 2 hours 368 / 112 Minor drop-offs. Ends at viewpoint of the Towers 6.2mi 10km Zion Canyon 2.7 / 4.3 of the Virgin, lower Zion Canyon, and Springdale. Visitor Center RIARCHS PAT THE F O Sand Bench Trail 5 hours 466 / 142 Commercial horse trail from March to RT U O Court of the C Zion Lodge 7.6 / 12.2 October. Hike atop a massive landslide under l i Patriarchs a r T The Sentinel. Deep sand and little shade. h c n e r B e v 89 d i To at Mt. Carmel Upper Emerald 1 hour 200 / 61 Minor drop-offs. A sandy and rocky trail that climbs n R From March 24 through a Junction, Utah, Bryce S Pool Trail 1.0 / 1.6 to the Upper Emerald Pool at the base of a cliff. November 3, the Zion Canyon Canyon NP, Grand n i e Canyon NP, Kanab, g Scenic Drive is open to shuttle r iv Zion Lodge i r buses only. Private vehicles Utah, and Page, Arizona V D c are not permitted beyond i n Canyon Junction. e Kayenta Trail 2 hours 150 / 46 Long drop-offs. An unpaved climb to the c S k Westbound r The Grotto 2.0 / 3.2 Emerald Pools. Connects The Grotto to the n o o parking area F y Emerald Pools Trails. n h a Eastbound rt C Canyon o parking lot n Overlook N o Zi 3.6mi Trail Canyon Overlook 1 hour 163 / 50 Long drop-offs, mostly fenced. Rocky and uneven 5.8km Canyon Junction Trail 1.0 / 1.6 trail ends at viewpoint of Pine Creek Canyon and 1.1mi Zion-Mt. Carmel Hwy lower Zion Canyon. Parking lot is right turn only. Z ion 1.8km -Mount 1.4mi Carm Tunnel el Hig 2.2km hway No bikes or pedestrians Taylor Creek Trail 4 hours 450 / 137 Limited to 12 people per group. Follows the Middle Pa’rus Trail allowed. Large vehicle Kolob Canyons Road 5.0 / 8.0 Fork of Taylor Creek past two homestead cabins to restrictions on page 12. Zion Human Double Arch Alcove. History Museum Timber Creek 0.5 hour 100 / 30 Follows a ridge to a small peak with views of Timber South Campground Overlook Trail 1.0 / 1.6 Creek, Kolob Terrace, and Pine Valley Mountains.