Destinations · Utah
Zion National Park
UT · 37.3000, -113.0500
Zion Park Scenic Byway, Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway and Mt Carmel Scenic Byway are 3 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Zion National Park, Utah.
Understand
Mormon pioneer Issac Behunin built the first log cabin in Zion Canyon in 1863, near the location of the current Zion Lodge. Behunin Canyon, a technical slot canyon, was named after him. During the remainder of the century, small communities and homesteads in the area struggled to survive. Pioneers gave the canyon the name "Zion", a Hebrew word meaning safety, or a place of refuge. Despite the name, the canyon offered little arable land, poor soil, and catastrophic flooding, making agriculture a risky venture.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
6 scenic drives near Zion National Park
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Zion National Park. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Zion Park Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway · 7 mi out
Runs through Zion National Park and Red Cliffs.
- 02
Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway
National Scenic Byway · 27 mi out
Runs through Dixie National Forest.
- 03
Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 13 mi out
Runs through Zion National Park and Dixie National Forest.
- 04
- 05
- 06
Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 22 mi out
Runs through Dixie National Forest.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Zion National Park are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Zion Park Scenic Byway · 7 mi · national
- Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway · 13 mi
- Mt Carmel Scenic Byway · 21 mi
- Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway · 22 mi
- Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway · 22 mi
- Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway · 27 mi · national
National parks
- Zion National Park · inside
Public land
- Dixie National Forest · 14 mi
- Red Cliffs · 15 mi
Campgrounds
- Lava Point Campground · 6 mi
- South Campground · 8 mi
- Watchman Campground · 8 mi
- Deer Haven Campground · 20 mi
- Red Cliffs Campground · 20 mi
- Navajo Lake Campground · 21 mi
- Spruces Campground · 21 mi
- Te-Ah Campground · 21 mi
Lookouts
- Watchman Overlook · 8 mi
- Canyon Overlook · 8 mi
- Pullout · 9 mi
- Pullout · 9 mi
Named places
- South Guardian Angel · 1 mi
- The Subway · 1 mi
- The "North Pole" Log · 1 mi
- R4 - Bolted Rappel Anchor: 20ft · 1 mi
- Archangel Falls · 1 mi
- R3 - Keyhole Falls - Bolted Rappel Anchor: 10 ft. · 1 mi
- R2 - Bolted Rappel Anchor: 6 ft. · 1 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks · 1 mi
A day out of Zion National Park, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Zion National Park.
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Mount Carmel Junction · 21 mi