Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
By Plane
The closest airport with regularly scheduled service is at Cedar City, and also fairly
close is the airport at St. George. In addition, you can fly to Las Vegas, Nevada, and
rent a car; or take a shuttle from there to St. George, where you can also rent a car.
These options are discussed above, in “Getting to Zion National Park.”
Bryce Canyon Airport
(Airport Code BCE;
&
435/834-5239;
www.brycecanyonairport.com
)
, at 7,586 feet of elevation, is several miles from the
park entrance on Utah 12, and has a 7,400-foot lighted runway. There is no regu-
larly scheduled airline service, but charter service is available from
BryceCanyon
Airlines
(
&
435/834-8060;
www.rubysinn.com/bryce-canyon-airlines.html). A free
shuttle services local motels, and car rentals are available from
Hertz
(
&
800/
654-3131;
www.hertz.com
)
, at the Chevron at Ruby's Inn.
By Bus
See “Getting to Zion National Park,” above.
By Car
From Zion National Park, head east on Utah 9 about 18 miles to U.S. 89, north 44
miles to Utah 12, and east 17 miles to the park entrance road (Utah 63). Then go 3
miles south on Utah 63 to reach the park entrance.
From St. George, travel north on I-15 10 miles to exit 16, east on Utah 9 for 63
miles to U.S. 89, north 44 miles to Utah 12, and then east 17 miles on Utah 12 to the
park entrance road.
From Capitol Reef National Park, take Utah 24 west 10 miles to Torrey, turn
southwest onto Scenic Highway Utah 12, and drive for about 110 miles, passing
through the towns of Boulder and Escalante, to the park entrance road.
From Salt Lake City, take I-15 south about 200 miles to exit 95, east 13 miles on
Utah 20, south on U.S. 89 for 17 miles to Utah 12, and east 17 miles on Utah 12 to
the park entrance road.
Getting Around
Once you arrive at either Zion or Bryce Canyon national parks there are two
main ways to get around—private vehicle and/or shuttle bus. Due to road conges-
tion within the parks, both have instituted shuttle buses from late spring through
early fall in the most popular areas of the parks. At Zion, it's mandatory—private
vehicles are prohibited on the park road when the shuttle is running; at Bryce
