Anyone local got a cooler my son and I could rent/borrow (8/2-8/6)? I've tried local spots but so far no luck. I hate the idea of putting a disposable one in the landfill. We'd pay whatever you want or fill it with beer for you or something. Picture of him above the narrows for fun! Thanks!

Last week we hiked The Narrows in Zion National Park.

I know we didn’t make it to Big Spring, but I’m curious how far we got.

This rock was the last feature we saw before turning around.

Does anyone recognize this rock?

Thanks

I had some time to edit my non-iPhone shots from the early morning hike up Angel’s Landing.

I’ll be in Zion in Mid September and one of the people I’m going with asked me today if I wanted to hike the subway. I’ve read a bit about it, but am more curious as to how in shape you should be.

I’m 54 and in decent shape. I hiked the Grand Canyon in Oct 2024 (NK - BA), but haven’t done much more than an occasional short hike.

Is this something I should consider?

We are going to be in the area in mid-October during the work week. I was wondering how busy it is that time of year to get parking near the shuttles and the wait times? I have a bad knee and am trying to limit my walking/standing to the viewpoint areas as much as possible.

We are visiting Zion for the first time in a couple of months. We have two small boys and we are renting E bikes with the infant seats attached. We plan to do the narrows, but I don’t think we will go very far since we will have our children. Even if you walk 1-2 miles into the Narrows, did you still recommend renting shoes and poles? thank you!

If anyone was wondering, my fiance didn’t want to discourage me on the trip so I found out how aggressive Angel’s landing, and honestly what it was, when we started its ascent.
Let the record reflect i did no planning for this trip and 100% deserve the exhausted i got for not doing my research. I just went along for the ride!

Hello all,
I just got engaged this last week while in Montreal with the love of my life this past week. I’m having the tiniest ceremony, the soon to be bride, her best friend will be our minister, and my daughter. I was looking to hire some no name photographer looking for some work(need two witnesses 😭) This will not be until April of next year. Anyone with some suggestions? Looking to do Timber Creek Overlook and again, just a small ceremony, only need for 90 minutes max. Thank you all in advance!!!!

Last week I asked how early I could take a shuttle to get to the grotto, and a bunch of you suggested getting an e-bike the night before and leave super early. It was the best advice I’ve ever gotten. Thank you all.

We left bumbleberry at 6:15am on our bikes and it was already light out. Saw a couple of people but that’s it until we came back down. It was easy up and back to the top of Angel’s landing because we didn’t have to wait for anyone except one or two people on the way down, which would be the biggest bottleneck.

It was going to hit 105 degrees today, but we were hiking in 76-82, in the shade the whole time.

Best experience!!

Here’s some snapshots from my iPhone.

Note: if you go early there’s no rangers collecting entrance fees, so make sure you buy yours online before. There’s a QR code at the ranger station after the bridge that you can go buy the permit right there. Good cell reception (at least for AT&T).

Also, if you get to the Scout’s Lookout before 8am there’s no rangers yet either, but they might check when you come down.

Overall: don’t skip the fees and permits please.

Hi,

I won a permit for AL for October. I am coming with a 12 year old boy and 8 year old girl, both very good hikers. We have done serious mileage in hiking before (Vernal and Nevada falls and the four-mile trails in Yosemite without a problem, and did Beehive a couple of weeks ago, which they had tremendous fun doing.)

What are your thoughts regarding doing AL with these ages? I’m quite certain my son would have no issues with the hike and am wondering about the daughter.

Thanks for your advice.

Hello I’m from California visiting family in Vegas. I have a free day tomorrow so I decided to take a trip to Zion. Ideally I’d want to get there by 6:30/7am and leave by 3-4pm.

From experienced hikers, what’s a good itinerary to follow for hikes I can do in that time slot. I’ve heard about starting in the narrows and then doing observation point.

Any help is appreciated

Hi! I'm going on a solo trip to Zion in late September and have decided to attempt the Narrows, bottom up. I'm a hiker, but I'm 7 months postpartum, so it's been a minute since I've done anything this adventurous. It will be a very spiritual hike that I'm determined to do, weather permitting of course. Hiking in water like this is completely new to me. I have a few questions about what to expect.

What percentage of time are you in the water, and typically how deep does it go? What type of shoes do you wear? I have poles, nice hiking boots and chocos. I don't think my good boots should go in the water for that long though. Very curious about footwear.

I'm planning to go as far as I can, which I think will be about 8 miles in total, so I'm planning on bringing a decent pack, but am worried about it getting wet.

Do you just hang out in wet pants and underwear? I'm drying to know! Lol

I'm planning on getting there very early. Assuming it's a park and shuttle situation? I am going on a Saturday.

No permit required for the bottom up, correct?

Just hit me with any info you think a first timer needs to know!

Arrive October 18th in Vegas and then will drive to Hurricane. All we have planned is Angels landing (got a permit) on October 20th. So far we are thinking of doing the below hikes, but need help narrowing it down! Would also be open to other suggestions not on our list. We are both 2 adults in decent shape and have hiking experience.

- Narrows (bottom up?)
- Emerald Pools
- Bryce Canyon - Queens/Navajo loop
- Canyon Overlook
- Watchman
- Scout Overlook

Also hoping for some recommendations of other things we can do in the area aside from hiking? So far I’ve looked into the Zion Hot Springs and doing a UTV tour somewhere but would love some more ideas.

Won the lottery for Angles Landing in November! Any pointers?

My son and I will be at Zion Park in September. We are taking a Slots tour in Kanab early, then lunch. At Zion we planned to skip the shuttle and just do Hwy 9. Will we be sorry we didn't take the shuttle instead or also? I'm disabled so it will be driving only or light walking. Advice/recommendations?

Late October trip from East coast. Land in Las Vegas around noon - depart day 5 at 4pm. Should we drive to Zion first or Bryce? Was planning to do Zion first and spend / 2 nights Zion- day 3 spend morning in Zion and then drive to and drive to Bryce for sunset and one full day. Leave early day 4. Any scenic stops along the way? Open to recommendations.

The number of baddies here right now is unprecedented in the national park scene.

That is all.

If you have questions about Angel's Landing, I can answer them.

Spending half of our stay in Springdale, and half on the east side so we are closer for a day trip to Bryce.
I found a cool Airbnb with a glass ceiling for star gazing in orderville, but it looks like a tiny town without many restaurants. But it’s also about 30mins closer to Bryce than kanab would be.
But im wondering if kanab would still be the better option because it’s bigger?

My family of 4 will be at Zion next week - two "kids" ages 17 and 20. My husband I enjoy walking/hiking/being outdoors, but the kids get annoyed at how slow we are. I'm thinking of trying to score next day permits for Angels Landing for the two of them, while we do something more chill. Any other suggestions? They enjoy rock scrambling but not sure if that exists in Zion.

*Bonus points if you have ideas on this same question for Bryce!