Zion National Park is a beautiful park and gets lots of visitors. The main road (Route 9) through the park is one lane each direction. Just before entering the park, you go through the town of Springdale. It too is one lane each direction with pay parking spots paralleling the road.
Quite frankly, I'm not sure I'd care to go to Zion during peak tourist times. I think traffic and trying to find parking would be an absolute nightmare. That said, the town and Zion offer a free shuttle service. In fact, the scenic drive to Zion Lodge and the ever-so-popular Angel's Landing Trail (permit needed) and The Narrows is accessible by shuttle only during much of the year. No personal vehicles allowed.
Cyndy, a friend of Harold's from high school and a local, joined us for the day. This time we took the road that is closed to personal vehicles much of the year - an advantage to off-season visits. At the end of the road, we walked the paved Riverwalk trail to the start of the Narrows. We had not rented waders and waterproof shoes and so we didn't venture into the river waters.
Even though we didn't hit the most popular trails, we were still impressed with what we did see. If you just drive Route 9 without stopping, you'll see amazing beauty.
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