{"id":8876,"date":"2021-07-21T14:51:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T21:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/?p=8876"},"modified":"2022-01-13T01:12:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T08:12:17","slug":"a-return-visit-to-a-family-favorite-zion-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skanvie.hr\/website_58e85257\/destination\/a-return-visit-to-a-family-favorite-zion-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"A Return Visit To A Family Favorite : Zion National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A Return Visit To A Family Favorite : Zion National Park<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A Trip Back To A Gagnon Family Favorite<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our family first visited Zion National Park in the Summer of 2019<\/a>, and it is hands-down on our family favorite National Parks in the country. When we were planning our trip to the Southwest for this Summer, we knew that we had to revisit this favorite, and also looked forward to some of the adventures that we weren\u2019t able do do on our first trip there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Driving from Mesa Verde National Park, we spent the day exploring Four Corners National Monument, Monument Valley, and Horseshoe Bend along our route to Zion. Each of these stops were spectacular, and we all loved the beauty in each of these places.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We arrived in Zion in the afternoon, and made our way through the park to our lodging for the night, the Zion Canyon Campground and RV Park<\/a>, located right in the town of Springdale, Utah, the gateway to Zion National Park. We had to have a \u201cpark escort\u201d to drive through the Tunnel into Zion, which runs from 8am-8pm, and costs $15 (you don\u2019t need to book it ahead of time, but just tell the ranger when you approach). Our family absolutely loves the little town of Springdale, and the Zion Canyon Campground is the only RV park located right in town, aside from the park campgrounds (in which we stayed for the remainder of our time in Zion). The Campground was right in the heart of town, and we enjoyed some ice cream in the afternoon, before spending our evening at the campground BBQ-ing, racing remote control cars, and roasting s\u2019mores. It was a great evening<\/p>

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We woke up the next morning, planning to explore a hike called the Narrows the next day. We knew it would be a hot day, and that hiking in the canyon, in the water, would be the perfect adventure, especially knowing we had to move the RV that morning to our lodging in the park, the Watchman Campground<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We set off that morning across the street to rent river gear from Zion Adventure Company<\/a>. These neoprene socks, water hiking \/ canyoneering boots, and walking sticks would be so incredibly valuable to us that day on our adventure.<\/p>

After checking into our spot at the Watchman Campground, conveniently located right next to the Visitor Center in the park, we walked about 7 minutes to the park shuttle, which we rode to our destination for our hike, the Temple of Sinewava Stop in the park (the last stop on the canyon shuttle line). The Zion Shuttle is the only way to access the park, as no cars are allowed to drive the canyon. in order to get to the trailhead to begin your hike to the Narrows, you must hike the Riverside Walk Trail first. This trail is 1 mile long each way, and is a great hike for anyone with small children, or anyone wanting an easy hike along the\u00a0 <\/span>river into the canyon<\/p>