Name: Parus Trail
Rating: 3.9

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Dogs Leashed

Features Birding · Fall Colors · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

ADA Accessible

Family Friendly One of the few ADA accessible trails in Zion, the whole family will enjoy the constant natural symphony provided by the Virgin River on this canyon bottom path.

Description

This paved path is a very popular thoroughfare for visitors to Zion Canyon. It is a wide, ADA compliant path that provides scenic opportunities for handicapped visitors or those looking for a more leisurely stroll, perhaps with a pet. This is the only trail in Zion that allows pets, so long as they are leashed.

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Land Manager: National Park Service - Zion National Park

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Trail Ratings

3.9 from 30 votes

#5

in Zion Canyon

#435

Overall

3.9 from 30 votes

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Trail Rankings

#5

in Zion Canyon

#50

in Utah

#435

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South exit from Zion Canyon @ Canyon Junction

May 10, 2019 near Springdale, UT

Feb 23, 2022 near Springdale, UT

Feb 4, 2015 near Springdale, UT

The view is spectacular when looking up the Virgin River.

Dec 5, 2016 near Springdale, UT

Feb 8, 2024 near Springdale, UT

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Feb 8, 2024

Stewart Carnes

Rain and sleet.

Jan 27, 2024

Reshmee Dawchund

4h 23m

Nov 10, 2023

Drew Sigmon

1.7mi

Sep 23, 2023

Lisa Funk

Jul 26, 2023

Antonio Di Maggio

Jul 23, 2023

Paul Thurman

Jun 2, 2023

Devin Griffith

Apr 12, 2023

Trent Leonard

Feb 3, 2023

Luis Ramiez

Nov 24, 2022

Anil Kanagala

1.7mi — 12h 30m

Oct 19, 2022

Christina Skelton

Oct 18, 2022

Christina Skelton

Oct 10, 2022

Christine R

Sep 21, 2022

Veronica Coe

Aug 7, 2022

Paul Avazier

Jul 25, 2022

Dave Jokiel

8h 45m

Jul 21, 2022

Matt Culpepper

Bike ride from Watchman CG and back 4mi

Apr 26, 2022

Jose Avila

Liliana y yo

Apr 12, 2022

A Catalano

Mar 29, 2022

Krista Newcomb

Soooo pretty. Dave and I walked it in morning. In awe.

Feb 26, 2022

Doug Tam

Dec 18, 2021

Kevin Chen

Nov 21, 2021

Kelly Champion-Smith

Late afternoon on day 1 of Thanksgiving trip. Short and super easy. All paved. No elevation changes

Nov 13, 2021

Kelsey O'Keefe

Oct 24, 2021

Linda Kampe

Oct 13, 2021

Hannah Romstadt

Sep 24, 2021

Nathan Sulc

Easy sunset walk right near the visitor center in Zion NP. 3mi — 1h 08m

Aug 9, 2021

Shelby C

Jun 17, 2021

Patricia KD

Jun 2, 2021

Ainsley Droege

3.2mi — 1h 23m

Jun 1, 2021

Marsha Swainston

May 2, 2021

Breck Tuttle

Apr 9, 2021

Jonathan Hartsell

Apr 6, 2021

Johnathon Janowiecki

April 4th!

Mar 27, 2021

Ezra Fernandez

Jan 28, 2021

Lydia Fimreite

Dec 26, 2020

Shimah Akrami

Dec 7, 2020

Susan Loomis

Nov 21, 2020

David Hitchcock

Beautiful hike with the leaves on the trees shining golden in the morning light.

Nov 2, 2020

Jose Martinez

Oct 2, 2020

Kaitie Fox

Great introduction to Zion. We were under prepared because of shuttle activity and covid. Plan to return. 1mi

Aug 22, 2020

Tara Neu

Aug 11, 2020

Jonathan Everest

Aug 2, 2020

Jason Test 2

Jul 6, 2020

Roshni Mejia

3mi — 4h 00m

Jun 17, 2020

Michelle Roark

Jun 16, 2020

Josh C

Jun 16, 2020

Michelle Roark

Jun 15, 2020

Michelle Roark

Jun 13, 2020

Austin Stutts

Jun 13, 2020

Michelle Roark

Jun 8, 2020

Erfan Hakimian

10h 30m

May 31, 2020

Jesse M

May 23, 2020

Amanda Alonso

Mar 16, 2020

hdjohnson

Hike/bike with the family. 1mi

Mar 14, 2020

hdjohnson

Biked up to Weeping Rock and back starting with this trail. 12.8mi — 1h 50m

Dec 26, 2019

Michael Nordon

Easy trail there and back. Went during sunset. Was very dark on way back. Super quick and easy from visitor center. 3.4mi

Dec 26, 2019

Rosie Betenbaugh

1.7mi — 4h 06m

Dec 20, 2019

Kyle Brady

River Valley, wildlife

Nov 6, 2019

Kartik Palani

Oct 25, 2019

Stephen LaChance

Sep 28, 2019

Alexis Athens

Sep 28, 2019

Jena Turner

Sep 23, 2019

Hilda Sanchez

Sep 11, 2019

Allison K

1.7mi

Sep 8, 2019

Rich Leicht

Sep 5, 2019

Jane Robinson

I road my mtn bike on this trail through the zion valley a few times this week from zion valley campground where we stayed. Russ couldn't join. Bad… 3mi

Aug 13, 2019

Andy Swokowski

Jul 4, 2019

Ron Del Rio

Jul 1, 2019

Jessica Hildebrandt

1mi

Jun 18, 2019

Sabrina Maron

Jun 17, 2019

William Malco

Jun 10, 2019

Lana Z

Jun 5, 2019

zayra shmuels

June 5 @6:28 Beautiful day, breeze today

Jun 5, 2019

Patrick Vanderbilt

Going from here to the Lower Pine Creek Waterfall. Will be dark when we get there. 9mi — 9h 09m

May 26, 2019

Dwayne Cambra

1mi

May 26, 2019

Matt Hoffman

May 25, 2019

Dwayne Cambra

1.7mi

May 19, 2019

Anonymous

May 12, 2019

Sophia Estudante

May 8, 2019

Andre Powell

Incredibly peaceful walk with majestic views. Perfect for a bike ride

May 6, 2019

Jeff Becker

Apr 27, 2019

BeckyAurora Thompson

Apr 25, 2019

Victor Javier Cruz

Apr 4, 2019

Matt Deevo

Feb 23, 2019

Jason Campbell

Beautiful and mostly flat scenic trail with great views of the virgin river and surrounding mountain line. 3.3mi

Dec 25, 2018

Rima Chaib

Oct 24, 2018

Ashley Lohmann

Sep 20, 2018

EH Sandersfeld

No shade on this trail. your'e better off staying at Zion Lodge and walking down the river if it's a hot day.

Aug 15, 2018

Esoj Laucsap

Morning walk at 80 degrees F. Nice breeze

Aug 8, 2018

Bailey Ramler

Aug 7, 2018

Isabel 'Maisa' Yuvienco

Jul 28, 2018

Chris Barnes

Jun 24, 2018

Nastenka Tsiro

1mi

Jun 23, 2018

Max Grechko

May 31, 2018

Sumukh Shivaprakash

May 27, 2018

Adam Grau

May 12, 2018

Jared Egli

May 9, 2018

Lisa Incata

May 4, 2018

Lauren Goetz

Apr 22, 2018

Kailey Crowell

Apr 7, 2018

Private User

Apr 5, 2018

Kevin Maher

Apr 2, 2018

Yohan Lee

Mar 27, 2018

Sara Eberly

Mar 17, 2018

Deniz Ultanur

Canyon junction dan visitor center a virgin river yanında uzanan bir trail. Tamamıyla düz, parktaki en vasat trail olabilir ama yinede bir dönüşte… 1.4mi

Jan 4, 2018

Kelsey Burnis

1.7mi

Dec 29, 2017

Lele Zhang

Nov 24, 2017

Shea Tellefsen

Nov 22, 2017

Sarah Graves Jankowski

Nov 12, 2017

Wil van der Veen

Nov 11, 2017

Wil van der Veen

North to South

Nov 11, 2017

Stacey van der Veen

Nov 9, 2017

Stacey van der Veen

Nov 9, 2017

Wil van der Veen

Nov 8, 2017

Wil van der Veen

Nov 6, 2017

Alex Meyer

Nov 2, 2017

Julie Maury

Oct 10, 2017

Mikey Counselman

Oct 8, 2017

Jacob Luszcz

Sep 22, 2017

T H

Sep 14, 2017

Matthew Strunk

1.7mi

Aug 24, 2017

Bridget Sipher

Aug 24, 2017

Bridget Sipher

Jul 31, 2017

Buck Pate

Jun 22, 2017

Mike Bridgers

Jun 6, 2017

Nathan Dolan

Well worth it! Easy end of the day walk, great views, and very few people on the trail. We had the area to ourselves for long stretches... perfect!

May 23, 2017

Christina Truska

Paved trail and multiple offshoots to riverside

Apr 16, 2017

Sus'n Bice

Apr 1, 2017

G Kaur

Nov 21, 2016

Sean Ant

Nov 7, 2016

Katie Gallagher

Oct 30, 2016

Autumn Ruhl

Sep 12, 2016

Dirk Stugg

May 25, 2016

James Rathkopf

Apr 28, 2016

Ryan Klaahsen

Apr 24, 2016

Aaron Sundmark

Took Maya for a walk. — 5h 30m

Apr 14, 2016

Aaron Vandermillen

Apr 13, 2016

KATSUHIDE FUJIYAMA

Oct 28, 2015

Jeff Roland

1h 22m

Aug 8, 2015

matt poker

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Parus Trail

“A wide, paved path that heads northward from the visitor center. ”

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4,034' 1,230 m

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101' 31 m

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Dogs Leashed

Features Birding · Fall Colors · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

ADA Accessible

Family Friendly One of the few ADA accessible trails in Zion, the whole family will enjoy the constant natural symphony provided by the Virgin River on this canyon bottom path.

Description

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Trail Ratings

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#435

#5

#50

#435

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Emerald Pools

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