#006 - Zion, Part 2: The Visit | Angels Landing Permits, the Narrows & Beating the Crowds
Wildlands News Podcast — National Parks, Public Lands & Survival
Four and a half million people visit Zion a year, almost all of them packed into six miles of canyon with one road in and one road out. This is how to actually enjoy one of America's most crowded parks instead of just surviving it.
Host Shawn Spainhour, a former Army officer, walks you through the logistics that make or break a Zion trip: why you can't drive your own car into the canyon and how to work the free shuttle, the two ways to win an Angels Landing permit (and why the day-before lottery is better than you'd think), and everything to know before you wade into the Narrows — flow rates, flash flood risk, and the right footwear. Then the parts most people drive straight past: Observation Point, the Canyon Overlook Trail, the Subway, Weeping Rock, and the nearly empty Kolob Canyons. Plus honest guidance on timing, the very real danger of heat and dehydration, and why you don't need Angels Landing to have a great trip.
This is Part 2 of the Wildlands Zion series. Part 1 covers the deep history; Part 3 covers where to stay.
Wildlands — know the land before you reach it.
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Four and a half million people visit Zion a year, almost all of them packed into six miles of canyon with one road in and one road out. This is how to actually enjoy one of America's most crowded parks instead of just surviving it.
Host Shawn Spainhour, a former Army officer, walks you through the logistics that make or break a Zion trip: why you can't drive your own car into the canyon and how to work the free shuttle, the two ways to win an Angels Landing permit (and why the day-before lottery is better than you'd think), and everything to know before you wade into the Narrows — flow rates, flash flood risk, and the right footwear. Then the parts most people drive straight past: Observation Point, the Canyon Overlook Trail, the Subway, Weeping Rock, and the nearly empty Kolob Canyons. Plus honest guidance on timing, the very real danger of heat and dehydration, and why you don't need Angels Landing to have a great trip.
This is Part 2 of the Wildlands Zion series. Part 1 covers the deep history; Part 3 covers where to stay.
Wildlands — know the land before you reach it.
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