Zion Park Scenic Byway (U-9)
Places to Visit
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Canyon Overlook Trailhead (UT)
This easy, 1-mile (round-trip), self-guided trail is mostly fenced with some long dropoffs and startling views. It ends at a spectacular view of lower Zion Canyon and Pine Creek Canyon. Guidebooks are available at the visitor center and trailhead.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Trailhead is located on the highway, just east of the long tunnel
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This odd formation is formed from
petrifiedsandstone on which wind and weather have worn checkered patterns in the surface. -
This strenuous, 11.6 (one-way) backcountry trail has long dropoffs and climbs Echo Canyon up to the forested top of the rim and continues to SR-9 at the East Entrance of the Park. It provides access to Observation Point and to Deertrap and Cable Mountain.
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Travel part of the way on the Smithsonian Butte Scenic Backway from Rockville to reach this ghost town, the filming site of several movies (ask Zion Canyon rangers for details).
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Local lore has it that this small city (pronounced "Hurrikun"), was named after a whirlwind, which snapped the top off a settler's buggy and caused him to exclaim, "Well, that was a hurricane!"
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A small town in southern Utah, with a striking gorge and creek running through it.
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A bumpy gravel road leads to an overlook with a wonderful view of the La Verkin valley and the Virgin River.
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The eastern end of SR-9, all services may be found here, as well as a 9-hole golf course.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at the easternmost end of the byway, where SR-9 intersects with Hwy 89.
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Visitors to Zion Park will find camping and RV facilities at this private park, as well as a gasoline station and restaurant nearby.
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This park provides excellent year-round camping, picnicking, boating and trout and bass fishing in sunny southwest Utah.
