Protected within the Zion National Park’s 229 square miles is a dramatic landscape of sculptured canyons and soaring cliffs. Zion is located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin and the Mojave Desert provinces. This unique geography and the variety of life zones within the park make Zion significant as a place of unusual plant and animal diversity.
Massive canyon walls ascend toward a brilliant blue sky. To experience Zion, you need to walk among the towering cliffs or challenge your courage in a small narrow canyon. These unique sandstone cliffs range in color from cream to pink, to red. They could be described as sand castles crowning desert canyons.
