O que acontece em Parque Nacional de Zion, Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Movimentado — Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Regra

  Angels Landing permit lottery

  1 Jan – 31 DezReserve cedo

  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 ↗

• Regra

  Permits for the Subway and Narrows

  1 Jan – 31 DezReserve cedoFechamentos

  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 ↗

• Natureza

  California condors over the canyon

  1 Jan – 31 DezTemporada 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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente)), Ice on the high trails (1 Dez – 28 Fev (normalmente))

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente)), Ice on the high trails (1 Dez – 28 Fev (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Spring break crowds, Spring break em Estados Unidos

• Feriado

  Spring break crowds

  1 Mar – 20 Abr · normalmenteFérias escolaresLotadoReserve cedo

  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 ↗

• Regra

  Canyon shuttle season

  7 Mar – 28 Nov · normalmenteFechamentos

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente))

Movimentado — Spring break crowds

• Fechamento

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Spring break crowds (1 Mar – 20 Abr (normalmente)), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente))

Movimentado — Memorial Day weekend

• Feriado

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 MaiFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Narrows closed to snowmelt (1 Abr – 10 Jun (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Risco

  Canyon heat

  1 Jun – 10 Set · 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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Narrows closed to snowmelt (1 Abr – 10 Jun (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Risco

  Monsoon flash floods

  1 Jul – 20 Set · normalmenteTemporada de enchentesFechamentos

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Canyon heat (1 Jun – 10 Set (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Feriado

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 SetFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Canyon heat (1 Jun – 10 Set (normalmente)), Monsoon flash floods (1 Jul – 20 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Labor Day weekend, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Natureza

  Dark-sky nights

  1 Set – 31 Out · normalmenteTemporada de céu escuro

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Canyon heat (1 Jun – 10 Set (normalmente)), Monsoon flash floods (1 Jul – 20 Set (normalmente)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 Set)

Movimentado — um dos melhores meses em clima

• Natureza

  Cottonwoods turning

  20 Out – 20 Nov · normalmenteCores do outono

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Dark-sky nights (1 Set – 31 Out (normalmente))

Movimentado — Thanksgiving break em Estados Unidos

• Abertura

  Winter: drive the canyon yourself

  29 Nov – 6 Mar · normalmenteFechamento de baixa temporada

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Canyon shuttle season (7 Mar – 28 Nov (normalmente)), Cottonwoods turning (20 Out – 20 Nov (normalmente))

Movimentado — Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Risco

  Ice on the high trails

  1 Dez – 28 Fev · normalmenteFrio extremoFechamentos

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Angels Landing permit lottery (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Permits for the Subway and Narrows (1 Jan – 31 Dez), California condors over the canyon (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Winter: drive the canyon yourself (29 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente))