4-24 Hiking in Zion

Zion National Park

We hiked three easy trails, they were the Riverside Walk, The Grotto and Lower Emerald Pool. This was our third visit to Zion so we knew the trails but we still enjoyed looking at the spectacular canyon walls. The Riverside Walk is paved and is 2.2 miles round-trip, if you want to go longer you can but it’s in the cold water of the Virgin River. Larry and I aren’t brave enough to attempt this but many people do with wetsuits or dry suits. While hiking we saw a mule deer grazing on the edge of the trail, a turkey walking along the Virgin River and squirrels. We combined the Grotto and the Lower Emerald Pool trails to make the hike 2.5 miles round-trip. We started the hike by crossing over the Virgin River on a metal bridge and we ended the hike doing the same thing. During the hike we climbed stairs, walked along a ledge, walked on a paved trail to the falls and pool and we saw gorgeous views of the canyon. As we walked the paved area at the pool we got sprayed with water from the falls and it felt good because were we sweaty and hot. We saw a deer during the hike. We had a super day of hiking.

 

A turkey walking along the Virgin River

People brave enough to walk through the river

Zion Canyon during the Riverside Walk

One of the waterfalls at Lower Emerald Pool

A view of the canyon from the Grotto Trail