Qué hay en Parque nacional Zion, Estados Unidos, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Winter / Christmas break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Norma

  Angels Landing permit lottery

  1 Ene – 31 DicReserva pronto

  The chains section needs a permit, all year, won in a seasonal lottery months ahead or a day-before lottery at long odds. Turning up without one is not an option here. Fuente ↗

• Norma

  Permits for the Subway and Narrows

  1 Ene – 31 DicReserva prontoCierres

  The Left Fork, the top-down Narrows and every canyoneering route need a wilderness permit, drawn in a monthly lottery three months out with a last-minute round two days before. Angels Landing is a separate draw. Fuente ↗

• Naturaleza

  California condors over the canyon

  1 Ene – 31 DicTemporada de aves

  The reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers. Rangers set scopes on them at the lodge in the afternoons. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente)), Ice on the high trails (1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente))

Temporada media — un mes normal

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente)), Ice on the high trails (1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Spring break crowds, Spring break en Estados Unidos

• Festivo

  Spring break crowds

  1 Mar – 20 Abr · normalmenteVacaciones escolaresMucha genteReserva pronto

  March and April are the park's busiest weeks alongside high summer, with the shuttle queue at the visitor centre running an hour before nine. Springdale beds price accordingly. Fuente ↗

• Norma

  Canyon shuttle season

  7 Mar – 28 Nov · normalmenteCierres

  From early March to the end of November the scenic drive is closed to private cars and the free shuttle is the only way up the canyon. It runs again for the week between Christmas and New Year. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Spring break crowds

• Cierre

  Narrows closed to snowmelt

  1 Abr – 10 Jun · normalmente

  The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second. It usually reopens in June. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Spring break crowds (1 Mar – 20 Abr (normalmente)), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — Memorial Day weekend

• Festivo

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 MayFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Narrows closed to snowmelt (1 Abr – 10 Jun (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Canyon heat

  1 Jun – 10 Sep · normalmenteCalor extremo

  The canyon floor sits above forty degrees on midsummer afternoons and the rock radiates it back. Angels Landing and the East Rim are morning walks or they are not walks at all. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Narrows closed to snowmelt (1 Abr – 10 Jun (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Monsoon flash floods

  1 Jul – 20 Sep · normalmenteTemporada de inundacionesCierres

  Late-summer storms over the plateau put water into slot canyons under blue sky downstream. The Narrows and the Subway close on a flash flood warning, sometimes for days. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Canyon heat (1 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 SepFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Canyon heat (1 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente)), Monsoon flash floods (1 Jul – 20 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Labor Day weekend, Summer break en Estados Unidos

• Naturaleza

  Dark-sky nights

  1 Sep – 31 Oct · normalmenteCielos oscuros

  The park is certified for its night skies and the autumn air after the monsoon is the clearest of the year. Go on the nights either side of a new moon, and the canyon walls take half the sky with them.

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Canyon heat (1 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente)), Monsoon flash floods (1 Jul – 20 Sep (normalmente)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 Sep)

Concurrido — uno de sus mejores meses por clima

• Naturaleza

  Cottonwoods turning

  20 Oct – 20 Nov · normalmenteColores de otoño

  The cottonwoods along the Virgin go yellow against red rock through late October and November, several weeks after the maples on the plateau above. It is the best light of the year here.

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Dark-sky nights (1 Sep – 31 Oct (normalmente))

Concurrido — Thanksgiving break en Estados Unidos

• Apertura

  Winter: drive the canyon yourself

  29 Nov – 6 Mar · normalmenteCierre de temporada baja

  With the shuttle parked you can take your own car up the scenic drive, which is the only time of year that is possible. Ice on the shaded trails is the trade. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Cottonwoods turning (20 Oct – 20 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — Winter / Christmas break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Ice on the high trails

  1 Dic – 28 Feb · normalmenteFrío extremoCierres

  The shaded switchbacks up to Angels Landing and the East Rim glaze over for weeks and the park closes sections outright after a storm. Traction devices are the difference between a walk and a rescue. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Ene – 31 Dic), California condors over the canyon (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente))