20 Photos to Inspire You to Visit Zion National Park in Utah

November 2, 2021

This was my first time ever visiting Zion National Park in Utah and I think it definitely lives up to the hype – photos do not do this place justice!

This was just one stop during my 10-day solo road trip through the Southwest USA and I am so glad I didn’t skip it.

I happened to visit Zion on a holiday weekend, so I was only able to explore the park for half a day before all the crowds came in – after 10am it was impossible to find parking anywhere. But I managed to catch the sunrise by hiking the Canyon Overlook Trail early in the morning, and explored Canyon Scenic Drive for photo ops with the remainder of my time there.

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20 Photos to Inspire You to Visit Zion National Park in Utah

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20 Photos to Inspire You to Visit Zion National Park in Utah

Canyon Overlook Trail

Zion Canyon Overlook Trail

I opted to catch the sunrise from the viewpoint at Canyon Overlook Trail.

It’s a quick and easy hike and watching the sun coming up over the canyon was absolutely worth waking up at 4am for.

Zion Canyon Scenic Drive

After my morning hike I drove through Zion Canyon Scenic Drive to explore more of the park from my car.

The park was so crowded at this point that I couldn’t find parking anywhere in the designated lots. However, I managed to find a spot off the side of the road to stop and have breakfast.