Zion National Park, a place home to the Narrows, Canyon Overlook, Emerald Pools, a petrified forest, a desert swamp, springs and waterfalls, hanging gardens, wildflowers, wildlife and more!

Zion has become quickly a popular park for national park explorers. Zion National Park is a wilderness preserved, full of the unexpected. It includes what might be the world"s largest arch - Kolob Arch, spanning some 310 feet. It also boasts some more simpler natural wonders such as; small waterfalls and clear backcountry pools. Zion is part of the Southwest"s "Grand Circle" of national parks, monuments, historical areas, and recreation areas - one of the world"s great concentrations of outstanding natural and cultural features.

In 1909, U.S. President William Howard Taft named the area a National monument to protect the canyon, under the name of Mukuntuweap National Monument. However, in 1918, the acting director of the newly created National Park Service changed the park's name to Zion as the original name was locally unpopular. Zion, an ancient Hebrew word meaning a place of refuge or sanctuary, received a more positive response from the public. The United States Congress established the monument as a National Park on November 19, 1919. The Kolob section was proclaimed a separate Zion National Monument in 1937, but was incorporated into the park in 1956.

Below is just a small taste of the extreme beauty you will be overwhelmed with at the Zion National Park...

Zion National Park Entrance	Enjoying The Park
Virgin River Narrows	Angels Landing
Subway Falls	Zion During A Rain Storm