Springdale, United States Travel Blogs

Cold Canyons & Ice Creams
Dec 26, 2007

... are even a series of scenic windows punched in the side of the mountain to ensure travelers don't miss out on what is outside. Springdale is right on the outskirts of town.  And as per our usual routine, its dinner and bed (with a bit of washing ...

My first taste of the Tortoise
Sep 5, 2009 (4 photos)

Caught GT bus to Zion Valley National Park where I transferred onto my actual GT bus. Walked up to Angel's Landing with Perry and Yana which was my second hike and not so bad compared to the one I did in Vancouver. Well it was a hell of a lot hotter but ...

Zion thunderstorm
Nov 14, 2008

4/11/08 (Evening) After showering and getting settled back in at camp, the preparation of tea began, it was Pad and Lucy's team cooking. To make things difficult, cooking was interrupted by a thunderstorm. It was an awesome experience to be out in this ...

Zion National Park & Angels Landing
Oct 22, 2007 (9 photos)

Driving from Las Vegas to Zion takes you from Nevada, through Utah, into Arizona and back into Utah, which involves time changes and time consuming vehicle checks. Waking early we headed to Zion National Park and went straight towards ...

ZION NATIONAL PARK
Sep 11, 2005 (5 photos)

... at the end. At that altitude the weather was too cold to swim (60 degrees) so we turned around and drove back to Springdale for dinner. We tried twice to find the Ghost Town of Grafton but were unsuccessful. Oh, I almost forgot - we started out the day ...

Zion Part 2
Aug 10, 2007 (6 photos)

... absolutely unbelievably beautiful. Every view you take in is just breathtaking. Anyway, we got back to Zion at about 12pm. We headed into Springdale to get kitted out with the walking sticks we need to go back up the Narrows. We had to pay $5 per stick, ...

Journey to Zion NP & Angeles Landing hike
Nov 14, 2008

3/11/08 - Journey to Zion & Angeles Landing Hike

Hello Zion, finally
Sep 8, 2008 (107 photos)

Finally meeting with my friend Dave to see his paintings in St. George and hiking and camping in Zion park. Its beautiful and quiet.

Zion
Nov 4, 2007 (28 photos)

... , weirdly shaped mountain ranges stretch for as far as the eye can see. We stay close to the park in small town called Springdale. There's a small farm in the town that rescues bison, long horns and elks - these are big animals. The National Park is made ...

Zion & Fisher Towers
May 5, 2009 (16 photos)

... so we hiked some other trails and and tramped through the park at our own pace, then stopped for dinner and smoothies at The Springdale Fruit Company before driving on.  We ended up in Richfield, UT, where we got in late again and simply found a place ...

Michael & Jamey's Wedding
Apr 19, 2008 (19 photos)

... my aunt at the airport.  Yes, the same lively aunt from Holland.  I picked her up and we headed to Springdale and the Cliffrose Lodge where the wedding was taking place.  This hotel is right next to Zion National Park and the beautiful ...

Zion National Park
Oct 24, 2008 (15 photos)

10/24/08     After having spent the weekend in Las Vegas, we headed up to Zion National Park for four days of camping and exploring.  Zion is amazing, but words can't describe it.   We'll TRY to let the pics say the rest!

Zion - The Promised Land
Aug 6, 2007 (2 photos)

... . It's simply beautiful. We'll definitely be back. Ioan kept thanking us for bringing him here, as he loved it. We drove into Springdale, and got on the shuttle bus, as no cars are allowed in the park. We traveled up to the last point, the Temple of ...

Zion National Park
Sep 20, 2007 (11 photos)

We arrived in Springdale around noon on Monday, had excellent sandwiches at Cafe Soleil next door to Cliffrose Lodge -- our accommodations for the next two nights.  We walked the 1/4 mile to the park entrance and hopped aboard the shuttle to the ...

Zion National Park
Oct 24, 2008 (35 photos)

... lijkt wel door mijn voeten te gaan dus na een paar meter geef ik het op. Er zijn in het dorpje Springdale speciale uitrustingen te huur (thermische pakken,  speciaal schoeisel en een stevige wandelstok.) Het moet wel een spectaculaire wandeling zijn ...

Zion NP
Aug 30, 2009 (8 photos)

Viva Las Vegas
Sep 30, 2006 (8 photos)

... Hazels breathing ! Wed 4th Oct Travelled to campground on the edge of Zion NP, at the pretty touristy town of Springdale. Free shuttle bus runs into the park and right along the canyon, with various stop offs at viewpoints and trailheads. Towering ...

Bryce og Zion national parks
Jun 28, 2006 (5 photos)

Kaere Allesammen. Turen er gaaet videre til endnu to storslaaede nationalparker; Bryce og Zion i Utah... Vi troede, at nu kunne der da snart ikke vaere mere fantastisk natur tilbage i dette kaempe land, men jooooooo det var der. Ha' det rigtig ...

From Las Vegas to Zion National Park - Springdale
Oct 23, 2008 (9 photos)

... gaan. De Amerikanen hebben zo weinig eigen geschiedenis dat ze van een mug een olifant maken.   We komen pas tegen 16u in Springdale aan en gaan er op zoek naar een bed&breakfast. We vinden er eentje waar we voor 100$ per nacht kunnen blijven ...

Photos of Emerald Pools Trail, Zion
Aug 15, 2008 (6 photos)

Emerald Pools photos. By the way, Tegz says they weren't emerald, they were khaki. She reckons it should be called Kahki Pools Trail!

Zion, Still My Favourite Place!
Aug 15, 2008 (9 photos)

I loved Zion so much last year I wasn't sure how it would be going back, but guess what, it get's even better! We've had another drive up to the East entrance, and through the tunnel, as we loved that last year, and spent some time around the top end of ...

Photos of the Narrows, Zion Canyon
Aug 16, 2008 (17 photos)

Photos of our epic 8 mile, 7.5 hour trek, through the river, up the canyon, in fast water, over tricky rocks, in over 100 degree heat! Didn't we do well????

Springdale
Nov 10, 2007 (5 photos)

... Park' where the terrain suddenly became greener with trees and a river in the valley bed. The red rocks were now really intriguing shapes and we found a hotel at Springdale, a small town in the park. Distance driven     173 miles

Day Twenty-Eight: Viva Las Vegas!
Jul 6, 2000 (2 photos)

9:42 - Woke up and packed up the caravan. Keith woke up at around 6 to watch the sunrise. He walked down to Sunrise Point in his pj's and almost risked his life for the perfect picture. Now we are heading down 16 miles (driving) to hike the Rainbow Trail. ...

Zion Canyon National Park
Jul 10, 2008 (61 photos)

Zion National Park We headed out of Vegas to tour the canyon country of Southern Utah. First stop, Zion National Park. I had been here once before, but Bob hadn't. We camped for a week at the Zion Canyon Campground and RV Park about one-half mile from ...

Zion National Park
Oct 18, 2007 (9 photos)

Only 3 hours from Vegas, Zion is full of delightful hikes characterized by jagged canyons formed by glaciers, rugged windswept peaks, and dry deserty orange cliff-sides. Really a cool place outdoorsy lovers must visit. Spent 3 days hiking here ...

Zion National park.
May 24, 2007 (18 photos)

We left the Grand Canyon and headed to Zion National park stopping overnight in Kanab. we missed all the resturants through heading out too late and ended up eating weeners and crisps in a gas station. Stayed outside Zion at Mount Carmel Junction in a ...

Zion: Into the Narrows
Oct 8, 2007 (11 photos)

From the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Allison and I headed north to Zion National Park. The drive to the park was super windy, with occasional horizontal rain. The drive through the east entrance of Zion was beautiful, and had some of the most bizarre ...

day 18
May 13, 2007

hi: the drive to zion national park up hwy 89 out of flagstaff was great--mountain--glenco dam-- the drive is nice road not real bussy. arrived in zion around 4pm--almost did ot get tent site did not know it would be that busy this tme of year, was ...

Zion National Park
Apr 16, 2008 (4 photos)

This morning we rode the shuttle around Zion Canyon.   Both Bryce and Zion (and the Grand Canyon and all the other Utah National Parks) are on the Colorado Plateau, a huge sheet of rock pushed up to 9000 feet many millions of years ago, and now cut ...