Alt Text Map of Zion National Park in Utah. The park is made up of two roughly square sections connected at the northwest corner. Boundaries are shaded green, and terrain in the park is white. Surrounding areas are tan. Extended Description There are two visitor centers in the park. Kolob Canyons Visitor Center is at the northwest corner of the smaller square, which is steeply stepped on its east face. The second, Zion Canyon Visitor Center, is to the south in the larger of the two squares. This description will begin with the latter and work north. State Route 9 travels from the town of La Verkin near the left edge of the map, along the Virgin River, eastward past the southwest corner of the park. On this same road, a yellow line encased in orange, representing the Springdale shuttle route, travels north through a narrow gap in the lower border to the Zion Canyon Visitor Center. The Springdale shuttle route and State Route 9 both end at the visitor center, which has a ranger station, restrooms, and drinking water. State Route 9 continues north to Canyon Junction, where it turns east and out the southeast corner of the park as Zion-Mount Carmel Highway. The highway passes through a Tunnel, where a note reads, “No bikes or pedestrians allowed. Ask about restrictions on large vehicles.” Next are the Canyon Overlook Trail; another much shorter tunnel; Checkerboard Mesa, which has an elevation of 6,670 feet (2,033 meters); and the East Entrance, which has a ranger station and restrooms (closed in winter). Where the Springdale shuttle route leaves off, a yellow line encased in green, the Zion Canyon shuttle route, picks up and travels about two-thirds of the way up this section of the park. This road is also labeled Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, and nine stops are labeled with bus symbols, with the first at the visitor center. This means State Route 9 and the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive run together to Canyon Junction, which is the second shuttle stop past the visitor center. Other sites along this stretch include Zion Canyon Theater; South Entrance, with a ranger station; South campground; and Zion Human History Museum, which has a shuttle stop, ranger station, restrooms, and drinking water. From Canyon Junction, Zion Canyon Scenic Drive continues northeast past an unlabeled shuttle stop and then Emerald Pools Trails; Zion Lodge, which has a shuttle stop, restrooms, and drinking water; The Grotto, with a shuttle stop, picnic area, restrooms, and drinking water; Angels Landing; Weeping Rock, with a shuttle stop and restrooms; an unlabeled stop; and Temple of Sinawava, which has a shuttle stop, restrooms, and drinking water. Text near the scenic drive reads, “Spring through fall, Zion Canyon Scenic Drive is open to shuttle buses only. Private vehicles are not allowed beyond Canyon Junction.” East of the scenic drive in this corner of the park are the East Fork Virgin River, Parunuweap Canyon, the East Rim Trail, Echo Canyon, East Mesa Trail, and Mountain of Mystery, which is at an elevation of 6,565 feet (2,001 meters). The Riverside Walk connects to the Temple of Sinawava. The West Rim Trail is accessed at the Grotto and connects to Angels Landing, heading northwest across the Horse Pasture Plateau to intersect the Wildcat Canyon Trail near the West Rim Trailhead. The East Rim Trail heads east from Weeping Rock through Echo Canyon to connect with the East Mesa Trail to the north and heading further east to intersect the East Entrance to the park. Back outside the park, Kolob Terrace Road branches off State Route 9 at the town of Virgin to travel northeast. Text at the intersection reads, “Vehicles pulling trailers not recommended. Narrow winding road with steep grades. Upper section not plowed in winter.” Kolob Terrace Road continues into the western edge of the park north of an isolated site labeled Oilwell (ruins). The road travels past the closely clustered Right Fork Trailhead, Grapevine Trailhead, and Left Fork Trailhead, all of which have parking. A short unpaved road extends northwest between Grapevine Trailhead and Left Fork Trailhead with a note that reads, “Unpaved roads are impassable when wet.” After a short trip out of the park, Kolob Terrace Road returns and continues past Hop Valley Trailhead and Wildcat Canyon Trailhead, which also have parking. Text between these trailheads reads, “Beyond this point, road not plowed in winter,” with a line pointing to a sharp bend in the road near Wildcat Canyon Trailhead. Kolob Terrace Road travels north out of the park, crosses the Upper Kolob Plateau, and ends at Kolob Reservoir. Lava Point Road, which is unpaved, branches off Kolob Terrace Road to reenter the park and pass Lava Point, which has a primitive campground and access to Lava Point Overlook at 7,890 feet (2,405 meters), which has parking and a picnic area. West Rim Road branches off Lava Point Road to access West Rim Trailhead, which has parking. Text here reads, “Vehicles longer than 19 feet (5.8 meters) are not allowed on Lava Point Road. Unpaved roads are impassable when wet.” Connector Trail extends east from Hop Valley Trailhead before reaching a junction with Wildcat Canyon Trail, which stretches northeast from here to West Rim Trailhead. Slightly past that junction, Northgate Peaks Trail reaches south from Wildcat Canyon Trail to access a Viewpoint near North Guardian Angel, which has an elevation of 7,395 feet (2,254 meters). Back at Hop Valley Trailhead, the Hop Valley Trail travels northward from here into the second square of the park, which is dominated by Kolob Canyons. Interstate 15 runs up the left side of the map and brushes up against the western edge of the park near the northwest corner. Kolob Canyons Road branches off Interstate 15 at Exit 40 and travels east, past the Kolob Canyons Visitor Center, which has a ranger station, restrooms, and water, two parking areas, Taylor Creek Trail, Lee Pass Trailhead, La Verkin Creek Trail, Timber Creek Overlook Trail, and Kolob Canyons Viewpoint, which has a ranger station, restrooms, and drinking water and sits at 5,074 feet (1,546 meters). Interstate 15 continues north “To Cedar City, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Salt Lake City” off the top edge of the map. In the southern direction, Interstate 15 runs parallel to the Hurricane Cliffs and passes through Exit 27, then heads off the left edge of the map, passing a note that says, “To St George and Las Vegas, Nevada”. Outside the park, Springdale/Zion Canyon Shuttle and Zion-Mount Carmel Highway tunnel information overlook/parking area is on State Route 9 just east of the town of Virgin, past where Kolob Terrace Road peels off to the northeast. The Virgin River winds across the bottom of the map past Coalpits Wash, which has parking, on the southwest corner of the park. Grafton, a ghost town, is just south of this. Rockville is the last labeled town before State Route 9 approaches the park. Grafton Road leads south from Rockville and turns into Smithsonian Butte Scenic Backway, which travels off the bottom edge of the map. The North Fork Road heads north from SR 9 east of the East Entrance, becoming an unpaved road with a note that reads, “Unpaved roads are impassable when wet. Closed in winter.” The unpaved road continues north to Chamberlain’s Ranch Trailhead which has a trail that follows the North Fork Virgin River. A note here reads, “Trailhead and trail are on private property. Please close gates.” Legend A scale in the lower left corner of the map measures distances of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 kilometers and 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 miles. The legend reads as follows for Shuttle Information: Yellow line encased in orange for Springdale shuttle route and Yellow line encased in green with a green bus symbol for Zion Canyon shuttle route and shuttle stop. Text below this reads, “Spring through fall, Zion Canyon Scenic Drive is open to shuttle buses only. Park your car and ride the shuttle.” The next section, Other Visitor Information, reads as follows: Brown line for Paved road open to private vehicles, Light brown road for Unpaved road (impassable when wet), Black semicircle on a brown line for Overlook/parking, and Light brown dashed line for Trail. Two columns of symbols represent Ranger station, Drinking water, Restrooms, Picnic area, Campground, and Primitive campground.