Zion Wilderness

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Who manages Zion Wilderness

Getting to Zion Wilderness

• Springdale, UT is the nearest town, 0.4 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)

Trailheads at Zion Wilderness

• Dalton Trailhead (inside the boundary, 4,507 ft), at 37.2215, -113.1093 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• East Mesa Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 6,506 ft), at 37.2963, -112.9014 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Grapevine Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 4,667 ft), at 37.2742, -113.1002 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Stave Spring Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 6,454 ft), at 37.2677, -112.8996 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• West Rim Trailhead North (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 7,473 ft), at 37.3815, -113.0230 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Angels Landing Trailhead (0.07 mi outside the boundary, 5,329 ft), at 37.2747, -112.9507 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Canyon Overlook Trailhead (0.07 mi outside the boundary, 5,151 ft), at 37.2135, -112.9406 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Taylor Creek Trailhead (0.08 mi outside the boundary, 5,501 ft), at 37.4619, -113.1994 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)

Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-ut.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Zion Wilderness

• Horse Ranch Mountain summit about 8,742 ft
• Timber Top Mountain summit about 8,074 ft
• Buck Pasture Mountain summit about 8,030 ft
• Bear Trap Canyon canyon
• Dennett Canyon canyon
• Beatty Spring spring
• Big Spring spring

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Public lands next to Zion Wilderness

• National Park Service unitZion Wilderness lies inside Zion National Park.
• Wilderness areaZion Wilderness borders Beartrap Canyon Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaZion Wilderness borders Blackridge Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaZion Wilderness borders Canaan Mountain Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaZion Wilderness borders Deep Creek Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaZion Wilderness borders Goose Creek Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaZion Wilderness borders LaVerkin Creek Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaZion Wilderness borders Red Butte Wilderness.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Utah

• Ashdown Gorge Wilderness (Iron County)
• Beartrap Canyon Wilderness (Washington County)
• Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness (Washington County)
• Big Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness (Emery County)
• Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness (Grand County)

Utah wilderness areas