Jay Gentile traveled to Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks with assistance from Visit Utah. Zion National Park for surrounding towns, Bryce Canyon National Park for surrounding parks. Must-do nearby excursions include exploring the deep red sandstone arches of Red Canyon in Utah’s massive Dixie National Forest and navigating the highly photogenic multicolored mountains of Kodachrome Basin State Park. Still, the sheer variety of nature surrounding the more remote Bryce Canyon certainly makes up for it. They offer a grocery store, showers, and even a restaurant at the camping area. The tiny hamlet of Bryce Canyon City is little more than a collection of a few shops and restaurants that, while pleasant, runs its course rather quickly. Ruby’s Campground is the perfect stop for the weary traveler, especially those coming from the bare bones campground offerings of Zion National Park or Capitol Reef. Bryce Canyon National Park has two campgrounds, North and Sunset, located in close proximity to the Visitor Center, Bryce Canyon Lodge and the main Bryce. Bryce Canyon's gateway towns and nearby state parks The Zion area also features an abundance of lesser-known state parks located within an hour’s drive, including the criminally overlooked mini-Zion that is Snow Canyon State Park and the windswept desert landscapes of Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.
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The town of Springdale just outside Zion is a classic national park town offering the full suite of amenities for travelers, with a wide range of accommodations and lively small-town restaurants brimming with local character.
Our pick for Round 1īryce Canyon National Park for getting around, Zion National Park for landscape diversity.Ī road in Snow Canyon State Park in Utah © Jay Gentile / Lonely Planet Zion's gateway towns and nearby state parks Because of limited parking and to ease congestion, the park encourages visitors to take the optional shuttle bus service from April to mid-October, but travelers are allowed to drive through the park year round. Visitors enjoy panoramic cliffside vistas from 13 scenic overlooks along the 18-mile Bryce Canyon Scenic Drive. One of the country's most unique geologic landscapes is a rugged 56-sq-mile otherworldly universe marked by vibrant forested canyons and the world’s highest concentration of colorful rock spires known as hoodoos. The 8 best road trips in Utah Getting around Bryce Canyon National Park Most of the sights can be reached along the 6-mile Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, which is accessible only via a park-run shuttle bus from March to November. One of the USA's most diverse parks, Zion National Park is a 229-sq-mile natural wonderland packed with gorgeous sandstone canyons and forested mountains in a landscape that varies from rivers to desert. Scout new ways to explore the planet's wildest places with our weekly newsletter delivered to your inbox.
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