Located in Southwestern Utah, Zion National Park is Utah’s oldest National Park. It provides many opportunities for family fun. In particular it is acclaimed for its hiking trails. People of all ages and abilities can enjoy many benefits hiking the trails that Zion National Park offers.
If hiking with pets is a consideration, understand that only Pa’rus Trail permits pets and they must be leashed. For those with guide dogs make sure that they are clearly marked as helper dogs. Though they too must be also be on a leash at all they are permitted anywhere in park. Additionally, several of the trails on the lower level are wheelchair accessible.
Zion National Park has a vast hiking trail system. Hikers are given the choice of nearly one hundred trails to choose from. The park tags each trail based on its general level of difficulty. From easiest to the most difficult; the rankings are identified as follows: easy, moderate, strenuous, semi-technical and technical.
Parunuweap Canyon is categorized as one of the technical trails, though the technical portions of the trail fall outside of the boundary of Zion National Park. It is 9/16 miles/kms in total round trip distance. The estimated time for a person to complete this hike is twelve hours. Humorously, it is nicknamed the Fat Man’s Misery. It is extremely unlikely that hikers on this trail will encounter other humans.
The Grotto Trail is considered one of the easy trails. It measures .5/.8 miles/km round trip and its estimated time of completion is about twenty minutes. It is basically path of dirt. The Grotto Picnic Area and lodge are connected with Grotto Picnic Area and Lodge. This picnic area is the only exclusive picnicking area in Zion Park.
Another positive feature is that the trail serves as the starting or the end point for several of the park’s more popular trails. This all makes it an ideal trail for individuals hiking with children or perhaps individuals with physical handicaps.
For those who enjoy hiking, it could be worth your while to explore more in depth what Zion National Park can offers hikers. Since it provides such a variety of hiking adventures both in number and in complexity, it is likely to find a trail that is enjoyable.
