Zion National Park

Zion is a perfect national park in which to take hiking trips the entire family can enjoy. The park is a 229-square-mile spectacle of forested plateaus, narrow canyons, hanging gardens, towering rock monoliths and the greatest biodiversity in the state of Utah. Zion’s signature formations are its enormous sandstone monoliths that rise to heights 2,000 to 3,000 feet above the canyon floor. Zion Canyon, the park’s most visited section, boasts some of Zion’s most famous natural landmarks, including The Great White Throne (N 37 15.667, W 112 56.417) and the Court of the Patriarchs (N 37 14.233, W 112 57.850), both of whose names are biblically derived. For example, the three main patriarchs are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prophets from the Old Testament.

When you go on your Zion hiking adventure, take along one of GeoQuest’s GPS ranger as your hiking tour guide. The audio and visual tour of each natural landmark and point of interest automatically displays as you reach its location. Using a GPS ranger as your trail guide navigation will enrich your Zion National Park tour experience, providing you with interesting information about the park’s fascinating natural formations and historic landmarks. With one of our handheld tour guides, you can control what you want to see, hear, and experience and go at your own pace, instead of being at the mercy of group tour guides that rush you past one attraction after another.

The most popular Zion National Park trails are located in Zion Canyon. The shortest trail is the ¼-mile ascent to Weeping Rock (N 37 16.333, W 112 56.134), a hanging garden of flora such as ferns and columbines where it “rains” every day of the year due to the constant seepage of water through the porous sandstone. Another favorite Zion hiking trail is Riverside Walk, whose trailhead is the Temple of Sinawava (N 37 17.083, W 112 56.833), the last shuttle stop in Zion Canyon. The paved, one-mile (one-way) path parallels the Virgin River to the gateway of the Zion National Park Narrows (N 37 18.283, W 112 56.917). A Zion trail not for the faint of heart, the strenuous, 2.5-mile climb to Angels Landing (N 37 16.166, W 112 56.917) provides one of the best top-down views of Zion Canyon. The Angels Landing Trail includes a memorable series of tight switchbacks, Walter’s Wiggles (N 37 16.550, W 112 57.050), built in the mid 1920s and named for early park superintendent Walter Reusch, who oversaw the project.

Zion Canyon is not the only place you should visit on your Zion National Park tour. East Zion features the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway Tunnel (N 37 12.650, W 112 56.683), blasted in the late 1920s to connect Zion to U.S. Highway 89, and formations such as Checkerboard Mesa (N 37 13.000, W 112 52.667), which is full of vertical and horizontal fissures etched into sandstone. If you are up for a 14-mile round trip hike, Kolob Arch (N 37 25.417, W 113 09.416), in the park’s northwest corner is one of the longest-spanning natural arches on earth.

Wherever you visit in Zion, you will not need a ranger to accompany you when you have our handheld guide expounding on each point of interest you encounter!


Entry Page Home Page About Us The GPS Ranger Why GeoQuest? Where to Rent Other GPS Ranger Locations Contact GeoQuest See The Demo! Partners Bryce Canyon N.P. Zion N.P. Grand Canyon N.P. North Rim	Zion National Park Zion is a perfect national park in which to take hiking trips the entire family can enjoy. The park is a 229-square-mile spectacle of forested plateaus, narrow canyons, hanging gardens, towering rock monoliths and the greatest biodiversity in the state of Utah. Zion’s signature formations are its enormous sandstone monoliths that rise to heights 2,000 to 3,000 feet above the canyon floor. Zion Canyon, the park’s most visited section, boasts some of Zion’s most famous natural landmarks, including The Great White Throne (N 37 15.667, W 112 56.417) and the Court of the Patriarchs (N 37 14.233, W 112 57.850), both of whose names are biblically derived. For example, the three main patriarchs are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prophets from the Old Testament. When you go on your Zion hiking adventure, take along one of GeoQuest’s GPS ranger as your hiking tour guide. The audio and visual tour of each natural landmark and point of interest automatically displays as you reach its location. Using a GPS ranger as your trail guide navigation will enrich your Zion National Park tour experience, providing you with interesting information about the park’s fascinating natural formations and historic landmarks. With one of our handheld tour guides, you can control what you want to see, hear, and experience and go at your own pace, instead of being at the mercy of group tour guides that rush you past one attraction after another. The most popular Zion National Park trails are located in Zion Canyon. The shortest trail is the ¼-mile ascent to Weeping Rock (N 37 16.333, W 112 56.134), a hanging garden of flora such as ferns and columbines where it “rains” every day of the year due to the constant seepage of water through the porous sandstone. Another favorite Zion hiking trail is Riverside Walk, whose trailhead is the Temple of Sinawava (N 37 17.083, W 112 56.833), the last shuttle stop in Zion Canyon. The paved, one-mile (one-way) path parallels the Virgin River to the gateway of the Zion National Park Narrows (N 37 18.283, W 112 56.917). A Zion trail not for the faint of heart, the strenuous, 2.5-mile climb to Angels Landing (N 37 16.166, W 112 56.917) provides one of the best top-down views of Zion Canyon. The Angels Landing Trail includes a memorable series of tight switchbacks, Walter’s Wiggles (N 37 16.550, W 112 57.050), built in the mid 1920s and named for early park superintendent Walter Reusch, who oversaw the project. Zion Canyon is not the only place you should visit on your Zion National Park tour. East Zion features the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway Tunnel (N 37 12.650, W 112 56.683), blasted in the late 1920s to connect Zion to U.S. Highway 89, and formations such as Checkerboard Mesa (N 37 13.000, W 112 52.667), which is full of vertical and horizontal fissures etched into sandstone. If you are up for a 14-mile round trip hike, Kolob Arch (N 37 25.417, W 113 09.416), in the park’s northwest corner is one of the longest-spanning natural arches on earth. Wherever you visit in Zion, you will not need a ranger to accompany you when you have our handheld guide expounding on each point of interest you encounter!