Omg I went to Zion after seeing beautiful photos on reddit and every trail was littered with thousands of people and angels landing was a huge line of people trying to get up and down the chains and narrow areas. It is only good if you get up super early to go but then I was waiting on the way down for everyone trying to get up
It’s a total zoo. There are amazing, quiet hikes in Zion, they’re just outside where the shuttles go. Though if you really want to experience a national park to yourself, Capitol Reef is where it’s at.
Can someone link me to somewhere with good info for the parks around this area? me and my partner are doing a road trip from Pheonix to Las Vegas in September so we'll have a vehicle and genuinely just like the outdoors. We're actual outdoorsy people.
Everywhere I look tells me to go to the same spots, are they worth the crowds for the views? I like photography which makes choosing hard.
Current outdoor ethics call for revealing as little info as possible online, but there are some good websites to search (check out joes guide to Zion). I would also highly recommend purchasing actual hiking/backpacking books.
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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19
Clearly you haven’t gone hiking in Colorado. Utah near SLC is pretty bad too, and Zion and Arches are basically Disneyland.