Interesting Zion National Park Information

If you have always wanted to take a tour of Zion Canyon National Park and have put it off due to the fact that you realize that you are going to have to drive a significant period of time in order to get there, one of the travel hacks that has become increasingly popular is to eliminate a large portion of you are drive time by flying into a nearby city. The reason that this has become such a popular method a visiting the park is because that nearby city is Las Vegas, and the fact that Las Vegas is already a tourist destination brings about not only some savings but also an ability to have 2 vacations at the same time. Las Vegas has one of the most popular airports in the world due to the sheer volume of tourist traffic that comes through the city every year. In order to cater to this large population of tourists Las Vegas is also created in network of some of the best hotels and restaurants in the world, all available within almost any budget. As a growing interest in national parks and tourism has taken shape over the course of the last 10 years, Zion Canyon has become one of the most popular because of the close proximity to Las Vegas and the ability to get there within a half day. For most national parks it is expected that you will need to drive at least 4 hours to get to the gates of the park from a populated city, but with regard to Zion you can get there in about half that time. For this reason we have seen a large increase in people vacationing in Las Vegas adding to their trip a visit to one of the most spectacular national parks in the world.

Interesting facts about Zion Canyon National Park are that it is located in Springdale UT and is open for tours every day. The word Zion is a Hebrew word that means a place of peace and relaxation. Movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid was filmed in the ghost town of Grafton very near Zion National Park and the Virgin River which created the park itself is home to 4 native species of fish as well as 900 species of plants and 288 species of birds including the California Condor. The world’s longest tunnel is located in Zion and the Olympic torch passed through the park on its way to Salt Lake City in 2002. It holds one of the largest freestanding natural arch is on earth at 287 feet in length, and it is one of the most diverse areas with regards to plants an animal life in the United States. There has been a human population in Zion Canyon for more than 8000 years and it is also home to one of the most interesting places on earth called weeping rock. This is a specific area inside the park where water can be seen oozing from the rock surfaces. This water this come from a natural source of an underground spring and has taken more than 1000 years to make it to the surface where it can be seen. That’s right, the water that you see on the rocks is more than 1000 years old! if you would like to learn more about the park in person , arrange a tour today.