Both the National Park and Springdale have ample activities, from hiking and sightseeing, or just taking in the relaxed country pace, to mountain biking trails and horse back tours. Open year round, the lodge plays host to travelers from around the world. One of the best discoveries in Zion is our off-season. As leaves begin to fall, the canyon opens up, exposing a point of view that summer never reveals. In winter, the sun is warm, the air is clear and crisp, and the crimson peaks are lightly frosted in snow. That is one of the best times for photographing Zion. Our long spring is warm and colorful, with the leaves returning early, and cactus and wildflowers blooming everywhere.

During your stay at the Driftwood, day trips into the scenic Grand Circle of southwestern Utah are simply breathtaking. The Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Lake Powell, and Coral Pink Sand Dunes are an easy drive.

Zion National Park
Zion National Park is one of the great scenic wonders of the west and is a myriad of deep sandstone canyons, that extend over 30 miles and covers an area of 229 square miles. This national park was created in 1909 and originally named Mukuntuweap National Monument. The name was later changed n 1919 to Zion National Park. The park is composed mostly of sedimentary layers of sandstone that have been stained by the oxidizing of iron in the rock. The sandstone which makes up most of the rock in Zion National Park was formed by the compressing of ancient sand dunes over eons of time.  Eventually streams running across the Colorado Plateau caused what is now known as the the Virgin River to overflow with flood waters.  The river eroded the rock away taking boulders, sand, and pebbles with it. Over time it carved the canyons you'll see today in Zion National Park.  One of the best times to be in the park is during a rain storm.  Water collects quickly into pools on the upper plateaus of the park and gravity then forces great amounts of water into carved crevices that send cascading waterfalls to the valley floor.  During a good rain you'll see waterfalls coming from every cliff face or major crevice. For more info on our park go to www.nps.gov/zion .

Activities
For hiking, climbing, canyoneering information visit our friends website www.zionrockguides.com.

For all you need to know about biking, see www.bikingzion.com.

Shuttle
Avoid parking issue as general parking is limited inside Zion and only available during the winter season inside the park itself. There is a shuttle stop right at the Driftwood Lodge so you can simply leave your car here and ride the town shuttle to the park. Buses run frequently throughout the day, as often as every six minutes.