Zion Lodge - Inside The Park

“Fun Mt. Zion Tram Tour”

The tram tour of Mt Zion was fun and informative. Kevin was an excellent tour guide combining humor and keen knowledge of the area. I thoroughly enjoyed this tour with Kevin.

“Zion Lodge”

We enjoyed staying in the park and having quick access to everything. The food at the Red Rock Grill was delicious, we ate breakfast and dinner during it stay. We had a great time on our open air tram tour the night we arrived.

“The Zion Lodge is worth it!”

Location is hard to beat. Highly recommend the tram tour. Water fill stations everywhere. Dinner at the Red Rock Grill was surprisingly good, above average for national park food. Check-in/out easy, rooms were fine. All of which is why we gave the Lodge 5*.

“Early May 26' Zion Cabin stay at park”

My husband & I had just stayed at Bryce Cabins in park for 5 nights and were then headed for 5 night stay at Zion cabins. The drive took about 4 hours because of scenic stops in between. We arrived mid afternoon and quickly checked into Cabin #539 which is at end near parking lot and large amount… more

My husband & I had just stayed at Bryce Cabins in park for 5 nights and were then headed for 5 night stay at Zion cabins. The drive took about 4 hours because of scenic stops in between. We arrived mid afternoon and quickly checked into Cabin #539 which is at end near parking lot and large amount of rock behind us. The cabin is rustic as we expected and everything in and out will have some dust. We didn't need or use daily housekeeping while there. We had picked up groceries in nearby Springdale at a local market and filled our coolers. The cabins are either duplex or 4 plex, ours was duplex. There was locking connecting door between.& could hear other people next door. We kept our bathroom fan on most time. There was a decent wooden bench outside on the porch, sidewalks everywhere and nearby ice machine to fill coolers/water bottles, recycling, etc. Cabins had 2 Queen beds, a desk with drawers, ceiling fan, gas fireplace, Air conditioner (thank goodness, unlike cooler Bryce, Zion was about 90-100F). The only thing is Air conditioner is lower down on wall and you have to bend down to adjust. There are 2 heavy (not very comfy) chairs, no table unfortunately, an extra sink where we did dishes, a safe way down in drawer and funky place microwave plus mini fridge, hangers and hooks and additional drawers. coffee maker, ironing board, blowdryer. There is no bar soap, soap, lotion, body wash, shampoo and conditioner dispensers though. We also had packed layers and less clothing, had done some laundry at Bryce and hand washed stuff at Zion after buying detergent outside Bryce. We made most of our breakfast and lunches in room. Ate in main dining room for Mother's Day and enjoyed Salmon and Crab Oscar with Asparagus and my husband enjoyed his ribs. They also have a beer garden outside lodge too and nice big green lawn with shady trees. Property seems to be well cared for. Unlike Bryce where you hike down into Canyon, Zion is setup to hike up into. There are places to rent E-bikes which we didn't do this time and you have to ride shuttles to all the stops to get to trailheads which we used daily. Shuttles ran every 5-10 minutes and there's also an interesting museum. Plenty of wildlife - deer, bighorn sheep, turkeys, rabbits, prairie dogs, birds, etc. Mosquitos at night, bought non Deet patches. There is Emerald Pool trail across the street from lodge which is scenic and at night can hear the Canyon frogs, that sound like sheep. My husband also had permit for challenging path Angels Landing after winning lottery several months before so he did that 1 morning and we also did about 1/2 the 9.5 mile Narrows route - you have to watch the flow rate, flash flooding warnings and weather, etc. The day we did it was moderate flow rate and air was 102F so cool water felt good, stay hydrated, wear waterproof footwear like Goretex, hiking poles, neoprene clothing (nearby outfitters rent shoes/etc.). You have to be very careful on river rocks but there are areas to stop off in sand on sides. It was worth it!! We did the 1.5 hour tram tour with Mike, who was very funny and had booked at home. There is plenty to see driving through park - Colob Canyons, Nearby Springdale (Huckleberry ice cream), lots of scenic stops. Very different from Bryce but had it's own beauty. We're glad we stayed in park and so close to everything.

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