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There's a bend in the road just past Rockville where early glimpses of Zion National Park's famous red rock monoliths become a constant horizon. The soaring canyon walls of Zion are Springdale's postcard backdrop. Here, every sunrise is a natural phenomenon of shadows falling away like curtains and multicolored sandstone coming alive before your eyes. At dusk, the icons of Zion glow with the lingering light then yield the spotlight to the Milky Way. Zion National Park sets the bar high for unforgettable landscapes and outdoor adventure. It takes a special town to step up to that standard. Welcome to Springdale, Utah.

As the gateway to scenery and adventure, Springdale is a little different than the other towns near Zion National Park. The charming town of 500 permanent residents welcomes a couple of million visitors worldwidefrom aroundall over the world to their spectacular corner of southwest Utah.

Springdale, Utah is also home to several beautiful galleries of fine art, photography, Native art and craft, jewelry and local gems and minerals. But Springdale is an adventure town at heart. As the gateway to Zion National Park and nestled along the North Fork of the Virgin River, Springdale is an ideal place to get outfitted for adventure in Zion and numerous other parks, monuments and recreation areas of the western Colorado Plateau and desert southwest. It’s also just under an hour’s drive to St. George, where more outdoor adventures, along with shopping, spas and golf, await you.

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Things to Do in Zion National Park

If it isn't abundantly obvious, Zion National Park is the top attraction in Springdale, and you can even grab the park's multipassenger shuttle from several stops in the town to avoid traffic congestion at the park's entrance. The park features some spectacular outdoor recreation, including the iconic hikes of Angel’s Landing and The Narrows. Also don't miss the Zion-Mt. Carmel scenic drive. The distinctive red asphalt leads to the narrow 1.1-mile tunnel, a triumph of 1920s engineering, the trailhead to the Canyon Overlook and further east to a junction with historic U.S. 89.
Grafton Ghost Town

Trouble plagued the young town of Grafton in the middle of the 19th century, but the 1969 film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” immortalized the surviving ghost town.
Tubing the Virgin River

During the peak heat of summer, hit up local outfitters like Zion Adventure and Zion Outfitter for the opportunity to float the Virgin River. See the town's iconic backdrop from a different angle, floating directly behind the town and through serene and remote-feeling stretches of the river. Spring runoff means a wilder river, and not typically suitable for younger children.
Stargazing

Thanks to its elevation, relative remoteness and the dark sky preservation efforts of locals, Springdale was named an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International.

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