the utah travel council

Recently i and my wife visited this park in September. It is such a beautiful place i have no words to describe it.I wish i was a good writer or a poet.We hiked Zion narrows and Over looking trail. Park was crowded but very well managed.We were lucky to have favorable weather and of course politics...We also visited Bryce,Capitol reef,Lake Powell,Monument Valley.All are wonderful.We had a great trip.We came home back with a pride of visiting such a wonderful places.A week after govt shut down and all the national parks are closed.It was a shock to me.How can we close such a beautiful places which are not made by us,but created by God. To me these places were like worshiping or for meditation.I can not imagine the feelings of visitors who were already there and had to leave,people who had plan to go there,local businesses and the employees at the local business,I still remember the enthusiasm of the staff at Visitor centers,Rangers,waiters and waitresses at local restaurants,housekeepers at the hotels and may other local community,they were all very helpful.I saw many foreign tourists from different countries,i am wondering what impression they will take with them about us.Well i can write many pages about these.I am sure parks will reopen in few days its a God creation no one can close it forever.I am sure visitors who were already there will come back,many who had a plan to go there will not give up.I think we should stop all these drama and think about it never happens again.

Zion is beautiful but crowded. You now have to take a bus into the park instead of your own car. You park at a welcome center type of place and take buses into the attractions. I understand the need but to me it takes away from the experience. If you want peace/solitude/nature, take the drive up Interstate 15 to the Kolob Canyon section of the park. There is about a 10-15 mile twisty road up into this section but the beauty/peace and great hiking opportunities make it well worthwhile.

This was our first visit to Zion National Park ... We stayed in Hurricane, Utah and drove to Zion in the early morning . The drive in was spectacular.. The park even more amazing . We were there over the Labor Day weekend , so we parked outside the park & took the shuttle bus in. That worked perfect . This park is fantastic ...don't miss it!

First, the scenery is so beautiful you could spend weeks here and not see it all. You cannot drive in the Park (a good decision to save what is there for future visitors) but the shuttle system is totally thought out. There are covered shuttle stops all along the route and the buses run so frequently you can jump out to take pictures at any point and jump on another shuttle in just a few minutes. Many of the shuttle stops have bathroom facilities. The Park has coordinated with the city of Springdale so you never have to drive from the day you arrive until the day you leave. All the stops are wheelchair accessible and the drivers are very courteous. This is our sixth or seventh National Park and by far our favorite.

This park is so beautiful. We could only drive so far ourselves. You had to ride on a bus to see the entire park but we loved what we saw.

A great resource. You could easily spend an entire two weeks in Utah & still not see a fraction of its natural wonders.

What a lucky state to have so many totally beautiful National Parks. We wanted to visit them all but only saw Arches, Canyonlands, Zion and Bryce. All we can say is WOW! One is more mind boggling than the last one. Thousand foot walls, thousand foot + deep canyons, etc., etc., etc.

The Utah Travel Council does a very good job letting people know about the parks and monuments located in Southern Utah.

Cânions, estradas sinuosas, bons restaurantes nas paradas, limpeza e educação das pessoas locais são alguns dos pontos altos da visita. No mês de novembro geralmente começa a neve; e os picos estão sempre brancos, possibilitando fotos incríveis!

belisso park norte americano no estado de utah , voce pode andar de carro ou moto dentro deste parque , trilhas de terra e asfalto , em sua regiao belos hoteis e uma cidade muito gostosa e pequena , ha tuneis de km feitos a mais de 200 anos a mão e picareta, sem iluminação , apenas algumas ventilaçoes naturais atração imperdivel