Kolob Fire at Zion is 100% Contained

A few trails like the Subway are still closed but the fire is now 100% contained!

Kolob Fire - Zion National Park

The Kolob Fire is 80% contained and skies are cloudy and it looks like rain for the weekend. The main section of Zion National Park is open. Things are looking good and the fire should be contained by the time the weekend is over.

Zion National Park - Fire Update

A fire is burning near Virgin, Utah and the Kolob Terrace Road to a remote section of Zion National Park is closed. This photo is from a controlled burn in Zion a couple of years ago that was on the east side of the park. Currently avoid travel on the south side of Zion and visit the east side where the air is clear. Zion National Park itself is okay and the skies are clear.

Zion National Park - East Temple Saddle

Hiking in Zion National Park - East Temple Mesa

Here is a route that is off the beaten path. The route begins at the well known Canyon Overlook Trail and runs through the saddle by Zion's East Temple and exits at Upper Pine Creek. Be prepared for slickrock scrambling since the start of this hike is rather steep and up the side of the mountain. The route is 2.25 miles long and once on top its a easy hike down, until hitting the slope going into Upper Pine Creek. At this point those sticky rubber shoes are crucial.

Trail Description
East Temple Route

Hiking across Zion National Park in one day!

By Bo Beck

First of all....the FFF was an idea that was inspired by my one time
supervisor, Terry Tucker. On a May day in the early 90's he sat down
and was studying the "Hiking Zion" book to get an idea what would be
a fun hike. Terry noted that many of the hikes were listed as better
spring hikes than they were summer hikes. Well since it was getting
close to summer and he had limited weekends to chose from , it would
be a good idea to hike all of the trails very soon.

His hike was done from Lee Pass to La Verkin Creek and up Willis
Creek to Kolob Reservoir then down West Rim and back up East Rim.
When I wanted to repeat the hike I decided I wanted to hike from East
to West and remain in the park the entire time, thus I did my first
crossing in 2001.

Since the scenery was so beautiful on that first hike, I decided that
I needed to hike west to east so it would be a new hike (Tanya has
taught me an appreciation of never doing the same hike over and over)
and thus yesterday became my second, however innaugural FFF!

We started with 6 cheery folks, but by Hop Valley TH we started sort
of splitting up and going our own paces. Got to admit though I stuck
with the one person that I thought I may be able to hang with the
whole time since he was 8 years my senior (age has nothing to do with
endurance by the way). Jeff....YOU DA MAN! Not only is Jeff a fun guy
to hike with, but has an uncanny sense of humor and has an eye like
an eagle. In all the years I've been hiking I would never have
noticed a DUCK...yes a DUCK perched in a Pine Tree on the Wildcat
Canyon Trail if it weren't for the keen eyes of Jeff! BTW...thanks
for letting me use your glasses in the hotel room so I could verify
that I had erased my trip log on the recorder!

Great Day, Great Friends........This is the Life! Thanks All!

Zion National Park - Hidden Arch

Hidden Arch is a short little hike to a jug handle arch located on the east side of Zion National Park. Park your car at the Checkerboard Mesa parking lot. Look over the end of the wall for the beaten path. Its not a marked trail. Remember to stay on the path so the park does not close trails like this.

After you are in the creekbed, turn left. The water course will split. Take the fork on the right and hike up that for about 3/4 mile. Stay close to the mountainside. You can see the arch after you actually hike a bit past it.

Trail Information
Hidden Arch