102: Zion Tips - What You Need To Know Before You Go!

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

Science, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we’re heading to Utah to dive into one of our all-time favorite destinations—Zion National Park! We’re sharing five essential tips to help you navigate Zion like a pro and make your trip truly unforgettable. This park can be a bit tricky to explore, but don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. Tune in for must-know advice to make your Zion adventure the best it can be! Here’s what we’ll cover: Why timing is everything when visiting this park The one season you’ll want to avoid How far in advance you need to make reservations What you need to know about park shuttles before you go Why stepping out of your comfort zone at Zion is a must We hope these tips help you plan an incredible trip! If you’re as excited about Zion as we are, don’t miss our Exploring Zion National Park and Zion Fun Facts episodes for even more insights. Now, it’s your turn! If you’ve been to Zion, we’d love to hear your best tips for visiting the park. Let’s create a helpful thread for first-timers. Head over to the Dirt in My Shoes Facebook or Instagram page and share your Zion experience with us—we can’t wait to hear from you! For a full summary of this episode, links to things we mentioned, and free resources/deals to get your trip planning started, check out the full show notes here.

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0:00.0	A little taste of adventure here is better than a lot of something somewhere else usually.
0:04.6	Yeah.
0:05.1	A little goes a long way here.
0:07.0	If you're looking for adventure, you will absolutely find it here.
0:13.1	This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.
0:17.9	My name is Ash and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes. I think is Ash and I'm a former park ranger
0:20.8	and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.
0:22.5	I think that the parks are best seen from the trail
0:25.5	and I'm here to make National Park trip planning easy.
0:28.8	And I'm John.
0:29.8	I carry the kids on the trails, tell stories
0:32.4	and notice all the things that Ash doesn't care about much,
0:34.8	like flowers.
0:37.3	Join us as we show you around America's spectacular national parks.
0:41.5	We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:45.6	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.
0:48.4	Let's start exploring.
1:00.8	Now that we've gotten past the most wonderful time of the year,
1:05.6	we are now into the most stressful time of the year.
1:11.3	National Parks Entrance Reservation reservations season.
1:16.1	I do not look forward to this time of my year.
1:21.5	I've got to say it is very stressful to be figuring out all the stupid entrance reservation requirements for these parks and to get on recreation.gov and to video myself getting the reservation for you,
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