- Run May- December. No driving in park! FREE, no reservation.
Springdale Shuttle: Outside park- hotels pickup to visitor center
Zion Shuttle: Inside park visitor center into Zion Canyon
Springdale Shuttle: Runs about every 15min
- From hotels in Springdale & drops off at pedestrian entrance of visitor center
- First shuttle in the morning starts 1hr after Zion shuttles start running.
- IF you want to get in earlier:
- Drive to visitor center via south entrance (no ranger at gate that early)
- Park at visitor center (free) and take Zion shuttle into the Canyon
- IF you want to get in earlier:
- Fills up in peak times: closer you’re staying to visitor’s center- less likely to get on first bus
- Leaving from visitors center to hotels:
- Driver will ask to skip a drop off spot if no one speaks up
Zion shuttles: Runs about every 5-10 min
- Picks up from visitor center into Zion Canyon (Gate access)
- Peak times have long lines- will have to wait 2,3,4 buses sometimes
- First shuttle @ 6am. Takes 30-40 min from Visitor center to last stop #9
- Forced to depart at last stop in either direction- cant loop around
- IMPORTANT: On the way up, the shuttle does not stop at stops 2, 3, and 8.
- Every other stop will have 2 separate boarding zones to go up/down park
- Prevents people from trying to skip long lines at visitor center for 2 &3
- One time we Planned to get off at 8, but didnt realize they skip and instead was forced to get off at 9 and back of the very long line
- Very long Lines at #9 Temple of Sinawava (narrows) keep in mind timing
- Occasionally there is an express bus from #9 to visitors center
Where you can and can not drive
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