Camping and Hiking in Zion National Park

All my kids, their spouses and I tent camped in Zion National Park at the Watchment Campground. In Zion, there is a great shuttlebus system that allows you to just park your car and catch a bus that constantly goes up and down the canyon.  It even picks people up in the sweet little town just south of Zion NP, Springdale.  In fact, a lot of people just stay in one of the nicer hotels in Springdale — it really is just like being in the park.

My kids and I spent an entire day hiking up The Narrows in Zion National Park. This is something I’ve been wanting to do for years. Its great to struggle up through the water while enjoying the colorful, tall narrow canyon walls. Its such a refreshing break from all the hustle and bustle from my usual Southern California lifestyle. Danny and I spent another afternoon tubing down the Virgin River as well. And, several of us hiked up Angels Landing. What a great accomplishment that was…its something I didn’t even know about until my jogging friend, Susan Holland, mentioned that she had done it with her siblings a few weeks earlier. I thought, “If Susan can do it, so can I”. I am so glad I had the confidence to make it up there and the courage just to hang on to the chains toward the end of the hike.