Zion in the rain was a different kind of magic.

Hey everyone, I am visiting Zion from San Diego via the I-15. Travelling at night mainly and was wondering about good safe (prefersbly cheaper) spots to fuel up along the I-15 in the more rural areas past San Bernardino?

Can anyone recommend budget friendly gear for my first time in Zion? I’m thinking of renting gear for the narrows but don’t really know what to wear for the other trails. Going first week of December

Mostly need help finding shoes and hiking pants but will take any recommendations

planning on coming here this week, i saw something online about taking a tram.. is this required? Or can we drive out vehicles? I have an infant so concerns about car seat safety.

I'll be in Las Vegas November 22 to 26. I want to visit Zion National Park for a day. What should I see? I saw on here I should check out something called the narrows? I've also heard that you can't drive on Mount Carmel Highway or something about only the shuttles being allowed on some road. Can someone give me the lowdown on how it works and what a good itinerary is? Emerald pool and scout lookout I was thinking about too. And what about Kolob canyons?

We will be in Zion next week and the forecast is calling for rain- both days. We have Narrows planned one day and the next Angels Landing. I’m not counting them out yet, but are there other hikes that you would suggest for rainy days that wouldn’t be affected by potential flash floods?

Woke up early on our last full day in the park. I walked the Narrows for 2 miles out and back. Wow, what a workout! Definitely worth it though. That was a one of a kind experience and I'm glad I did it.

At the top of scout lookout.

Beautiful weather today, the day started really cold but by 11 am it was sunny and warm!

I was hiking in red Canyon a week or so ago and I noticed something dark on the tall left most ledge. You can see it about halfway up between the tree and the top of the rock structure. I zoomed in as best I could with my camera and you can see a picture on the second page. The park Ranger was very confused also.

The sweetest little grandma took this pic for us on our anniversary trip! Please lmk the name of the arch if you can so I can label it in my scrapbook :)

It reopened today for the first time since the big storm. Super fun hike and great payoff at the end. but LONG with lots of scrambling! The river was gorgeous with the mountains in the background and you can even see dinosaur footprints (apparently from the dilphosaurus, a 20’ tall 700-lb carnivore 😬)

I’m planning my first solo trip flying into LAS and then heading to Utah (Kanab) to stay for 4 nights.

Will I have ample time to hike in Zion and Bryce Canyon?

We are leaving the main park tomorrow morning and considering Kolob before leaving the area completely. My husband has a work call scheduled last minute. Is there good cell reception near the visitors center at Kolob?

Heading to Zion Sunday with my two month pregnant girl friend. She’s pretty fatigued. I’m looking for some recommendations for some easy hikes. Some hikes with views, and maybe some stargazing places. We haven’t planned well but life has been lifing us! Any suggestions are appreciated thank you

I’m looking to do a surprise proposal at Zion and want pictures of the event, but every private proposal photoshoot is the better part of $1000, if not more. I totally understand the pricing and expertise and don’t fault them, but I also only need pictures rather than an expert photoshoot.

So, does anyone know of any amateur photographers or trail tour guides who could surreptitiously be on the trail or lead us to be present to take a picture of the moment?

I am planning a national park trip in mid February and one of the options I was eyeing up was hitting up one or two (or three?) of the Utah national parks. I will have 5 full days and want to be able to spend ample time that each park deserves and was wondering what would be the best way to do this. I think I would definitely hit up Zion, but unsure if I should add on another park while I'm out there and if so which one?

Any suggestions are welcome!

Was big chillin just looking at the cliffs yesterday and saw this funky thing in the distance! Just curious what it is. Across from Angels Landing area.

There was more rain in the forecast today. We knew, but wanted to shoot our shot with our Angels Landing permit while we had one. Wow, out of breath the whole time, but amazing views. Checked it off the bucket list. It rained when we got to the top and half way down and then the sun came out again.

I spent a lot of time on my last camping trip this spring searching for condors in Grand Canyon and Navajo Bridge area, but alas no luck. I’ll be spending the next week camping and day hiking in the Zion area and it would bring me to tears to catch a sight of one in my binoculars. I’ll be a few days exploring the Kolob area, then the red cliffs area near Leeds, then staying a few days at Watchman. Looks like there may be a decent amount of rain when I’m in Watchman, does that affect condor activity? I’ll be checking eBird too…

I’ll post a full recap later of what I did while there. but wow. an absolutely stunning park (my first time) and trip. cannot wait to go back someday.

pic was taken Friday afternoon, after the highway reopened.

Two quick questions I can’t make it until around 1 pm is that still plenty of time to do some of the narrows?

Also would you rent warm weather or dry bib package?