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Visit Zion National Park

Lauren Barrett Writes
3 min readMay 3, 2021

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Zion National Park is located in southwest Utah surrounded by a playground of National Parks: Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Arches, and Capital Reef. Zion is known for its winding rivers, lush trails, emerald pools, flowing waterfalls, hanging gardens, harrowing hikes, and majestic slot canyons. We spent all of our time in Zion Canyon, the most popular place to begin hikes. Our trip here is remembered for what we saw and sadly for what we didn’t see. We made a fatal mistake, so make sure you continue reading to find out what you can’t miss when you go here.

The Logistics ​

  • Drove by rental car from Lake Powell on our Out West Road Trip
  • Traveled with my parents and brother
  • Stayed in Kanab, Utah
  • Stayed 2 nights and visited the park for 1 day

The Itinerary
Day 1
My memory at this park isn’t as clear as some of the other parks and, unfortunately, I didn’t document as well as I did with my other trips, but I will try my best to remember.

  • We started hiking to The Narrows. The Narrows are one of my most beautiful and majestic sites to behold at any National Park. It makes tons of lists for Must See Spots, not just in Zion itself, but for all of the National Parks. As we were hiking, we thought we had made…

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