Cosa c'è in programma a Parco nazionale di Zion (Stati Uniti d'America) durante l'anno

Affollato — Winter / Christmas break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Regola

  Angels Landing permit lottery

  1 gen – 31 dicPrenota presto

  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. Fonte ↗

• Regola

  Permits for the Subway and Narrows

  1 gen – 31 dicPrenota prestoChiusure

  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. Fonte ↗

• Natura

  California condors over the canyon

  1 gen – 31 dicStagione degli uccelli

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 nov – 6 mar (di solito)), Ice on the high trails (1 dic – 28 feb (di solito))

Media stagione — un mese nella media

In febbraio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 nov – 6 mar (di solito)), Ice on the high trails (1 dic – 28 feb (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Spring break crowds, Spring break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Festività

  Spring break crowds

  1 mar – 20 apr · di solitoVacanze scolasticheAffollatoPrenota presto

  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. Fonte ↗

• Regola

  Canyon shuttle season

  7 mar – 28 nov · di solitoChiusure

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 nov – 6 mar (di solito))

Affollato — Spring break crowds

• Chiusura

  Narrows closed to snowmelt

  1 apr – 10 giu · di solito

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Spring break crowds (1 mar – 20 apr (di solito)), Canyon shuttle season (7 mar – 28 nov (di solito))

Affollato — Memorial Day weekend

• Festività

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 magFesta nazionaleAffollatoPrenota presto

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 mar – 28 nov (di solito)), Narrows closed to snowmelt (1 apr – 10 giu (di solito))

Affollato — Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Rischio

  Canyon heat

  1 giu – 10 set · di solitoCaldo estremo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 mar – 28 nov (di solito)), Narrows closed to snowmelt (1 apr – 10 giu (di solito))

Affollato — Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Rischio

  Monsoon flash floods

  1 lug – 20 set · di solitoStagione delle alluvioniChiusure

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 mar – 28 nov (di solito)), Canyon heat (1 giu – 10 set (di solito))

Affollato — Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Festività

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 setFesta nazionaleAffollatoPrenota presto

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 mar – 28 nov (di solito)), Canyon heat (1 giu – 10 set (di solito)), Monsoon flash floods (1 lug – 20 set (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Labor Day weekend, Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Natura

  Dark-sky nights

  1 set – 31 ott · di solitoStagione dei cieli stellati

  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.

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 mar – 28 nov (di solito)), Canyon heat (1 giu – 10 set (di solito)), Monsoon flash floods (1 lug – 20 set (di solito)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 set)

Affollato — uno dei mesi con il clima migliore

• Natura

  Cottonwoods turning

  20 ott – 20 nov · di solitoFoliage autunnale

  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.

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 mar – 28 nov (di solito)), Dark-sky nights (1 set – 31 ott (di solito))

Affollato — Thanksgiving break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Apertura

  Winter: drive the canyon yourself

  29 nov – 6 mar · di solitoChiusura di bassa stagione

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Canyon shuttle season (7 mar – 28 nov (di solito)), Cottonwoods turning (20 ott – 20 nov (di solito))

Affollato — Winter / Christmas break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Rischio

  Ice on the high trails

  1 dic – 28 feb · di solitoFreddo estremoChiusure

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 gen – 31 dic), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 gen – 31 dic), California condors over the canyon (1 gen – 31 dic), Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 nov – 6 mar (di solito))