Virgin Riverside Trail (Zion)

When you get to Zion you must park your car in the huge parking lot. You then get on a shuttle which takes you up the canyon for about 7 miles. There are several spots along the way that you can get out and get back on again. At most of the stops there are several trails that you can take that are either loop trails or come out at another pick-up spot. We selected two trails to hike which were both very beautiful. The Riverside Trail goes up the Virgin River and is 5.6 miles round-trip. It is a more popular trail as it as been paved for most of the way. Where the trail ends you can continue up the river, but you will be hiking in the river itself and must be very careful for flash floods. The canyon walls get steeper the further up the river you go.

Click on the picture below and then slideshow to see the rest of our river walk pictures.

From Riverside Trail