Tag: Zion Canyon Tours

The proximity of Las Vegas to Zion Canyon National Park is one of the main reasons that attendance and tourism numbers have gone up so dramatically over the course of the past few years.  In the past, declining numbers of tourists have caused some to question federal funding that is allocated toward parks, calling instead for them to be turned over to state control or have areas sold to private industry.  While the debate over who should be in control of public spaces will probably never end, the continually dropping tourist numbers was not only reversed through advertising, but has performed so well that there are now discussions on how to alleviate traffic to Zion.  This is due to the fact that Zion Canyon is located only a short 2.5 hour drive from Las Vegas, making it one of the closest national parks to the city.  For anyone who wants to visit the national parks of the southwest, if you do not live in either Nevada, Utah, California or Arizona you are probably going to have to fly into the city closest to the park of choice and then drive from there.  In the case of Zion, Las Vegas is the obvious choice for a starting point as it is the closest city that supports airline traffic, and it is already set up as a tourist location itself.  Las Vegas has more hotel and restaurant choices in every price range than almost any other city on earth, and it makes complete sense to start your Zion Canyon tour from here. One of the best ways to alleviate the congestion and traffic that has occurred traveling to Zion Canyon from Las Vegas is by joining a tour group like ours instead of driving yourself.  By combining multiple people and groups into