Day One: Zion National Park
We are located in Springdale at the southwest entrance of Zion National Park, a perfect base camp for your adventure. On your first day you will want to spend some time just driving through the winding roads and beautiful scenery that Zion has to offer. We suggest taking the shuttle it is a fun, free way to tour the Park. The Zion Park shuttle runs from late March till late October, and operates daily from 6:30 a.m. until about 9:30 p.m. The shuttle will take you on a six mile scenic drive into Zion Canyon, the complete round trip will take about 90 minutes and you can get on and off as often as you like to take pictures and enjoy the views.During the busy season, April thru October, private vehicles are not aloud on this stretch of road so plan to take the shuttle.

Many of the walks or hikes in Zion National Park are located along a short section of road in the main canyon. Some of the ones you may want to try are: Weeping Rock (.5 miles), Riverside Walk (2 miles), or Emerald Pools (2.4 miles). For the more adventurous hikers there is Angels Landing (5 miles) or Zion Narrows, ranked fifth on National Geographic’s 100 Best Adventures. Don’t forget to take water, snacks, sunscreen and/or sunglasses and your camera, and be sure to wear good walking shoes. The shuttle will pick you up at in front of our Motel. On your way back be sure and take some time to tour the Visitors Center, and the Zion Human History Museum, which offers some interesting displays about Zion’s history. When you get back to Springdale come back to the motel for a night of world class entertainment at the Bumbleberry Theater, located adjacent to the Bumbleberry Restaurant.

Day Two: Zion National Park
There is so much to do in and see in Zion National Park that you’ll need at least two days to experience it. In addition to all of the great places to walk, Zion National Park is also the most popular national park for horseback riding tours. Many of the old pioneer trails remain and provide you with a range of horseback rides. There are several places in Springdale that offer horseback riding tours. However, if you are looking to cover as much ground as possible you may opt for an ATV tour instead. On an ATV, your ability to quickly climb to higher elevations gives you a unique opportunity to view differing high desert vegetation that thrives within specific altitude bands. If you are the type that prefers to pedal we suggest exploring some of the great mountain biking trails in the area. Gooseberry Mesa, located near Springdale, is a very popular mountain biking area that offers unparalleled views into Zion National Park. It is by far one of the West's coolest places to ride. It even beat out Moab in Outside Magazine's year 2000 list of 10 Best Rides in the U.S. Bike tours and rentals are avaliable in Springdale. In Zion National Park, canyoneering and mountain climbing are also very popular. If you're thinking of trying out canyoneering, be ready to swim in cold water, climb up and down boulders, scale slick rocks and learn the technical skill of rappelling. This sport is not for the timid and faint of heart. Please remember to never enter a semi-technical or technical canyon without the knowledge and skills needed to safely explore and return. Many technical canyons also require GPS or excellent map reading skills. If you want to try canyoneering but are not experienced there are several operations nearby that offer guided tours. Plan to visit the Zion Canyon Giant Screen Theater, which shows the epic Kieth Merrill film "Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods" on a six story high IMAX screen.

Day Three: Grafton
& Pipe Spring
For a glimpse of American Indian and pioneer life in the Old West, it is only a short drive from the motel to visit Pipe Spring National Monument. This Monument is a little known gem of the National Park System rich with American Indian, early explorer and Mormon pioneer history. This isolated outpost once served as a way station for people traveling across the Arizona Strip. It also served as a refuge for polygamist wives during the 1880s and 1890s. In 1923 the Pipe Spring ranch was purchased and set aside as a national monument. Today the Pipe Spring National Monument and the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians Visitor Center and Museum explains the human history of the area. Daily tours of Winsor Castle are available as well as summer living history demonstrations, an orchard and garden, and a half-mile trail, which offers a glimpse of American Indian and pioneer life in the Old West. While you are out that way you will also want to visit the ghost town of Grafton. A few old buildings still remain in good condition and nearby there is a well-preserved cemetery with many graves dating from the 1860s. The site is just one mile from the busy road to the park entrance. For directions to any of these locations please ask at our front desk.

Day Four: Grand Canyon North Rim
A couple hours south of our motel you can enjoy an isolated paradise of canyons along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This area is only accessible from May thru October.  As opposed to Zion where you are at the bottom of the canyon looking up, at the North Rim you will be standing on top and looking down at the immense canyon below. While there, you will want to visit at least one of the developed viewpoints on the North Rim. Point Imperial and Cape Royal view points are reached via a winding scenic drive. The trip to both points, with short walks at each and several stops at pullouts along the way, can easily take half a day. Point Imperial, the highest point on the North Rim at 8,803 feet, overlooks the Painted Desert and the eastern end of the Grand Canyon. Cape Royal is accessible via a paved, level trail and provides a beautiful panorama up, down, and across the canyon. With seemingly unlimited vistas to the east and west, Cape Royal is popular for both sunrise and sunset.

Day Five: Bryce Canyon
Bryce Canyon is open all year and is located on Scenic Byway 12 and U-63. Bryce Canyon is a series of giant amphitheaters with millions of pink rock pinnacles called "hoodoos" that are spectacular at sunrise and sunset. You can drive the paved road through the park taking time to pull off at overlooks into the canyon amphitheaters below. You will be given a map of the Park at the gate, which will lead you to the best lookout points. Just beyond the main gate is the Bryce Canyon Visitors Center, be sure to stop and check out the various displays about the geology of the park. You may also want to hike into any one of the amphitheaters on one of the many trails. There is an extensive system of trail in the main amphitheater near the visitor center. You may choose to ride horseback into the park or along the canyon rim with one of several different outfitters. Riding horseback is a safe and easier way to come back up to the rim. Remember that you will be hiking at elevations ranging between 7,500 and 9,000 feet so the horses can make the experience of going up-hill quite a bit easier. For those of you who want a thrill a helicopter ride is a great way to see more of the park and to get close to some of the large hoodoo formations in the outer regions of the park. While you cannot ride a mechanized vehicle on trails in the park, you can take an ATV or even a mountain bike into some areas such as Red Canyon where the formations are identical to the park.

Day Six: St. George / Snow Canyon / Tuacahn
Finally, no trip to southern Utah would be complete without a visit to sunny St. George. St. George is only forty minutes from our motel and offers excellent golf courses, beautiful surroundings, and great shopping. St. George boasts and exciting variety of stores. The Red Cliffs Mall is a fully enclosed mall with more than 50 stores and shops. Zion Factory Stores and The Promenade just across the street features another 50 stores with everything from discounted name-brand clothing to sporting goods, to books, to home furnishings. St. George is also a great place for arts and entertainment. The Tuacahn Center for the Arts, a 30 million dollar facility, is situated close to the Snow Canyon State Park and is home to famous outdoor musical dramas and concerts. You can get a glimpse of St. George’s pioneer legacy in the beautiful Historic District. A delightful downtown walking tour of the Historic District begins at the Chamber of Commerce Office (the restored Pioneer Courthouse) on St. George Blvd. and 100 East. The tour includes beautiful buildings such as the St. George Temple and Tabernacle, the Brigham Young Home, and the Opera House.