Zion Scenic Byway showcases unparalleled scenery, sensitive natural resources, and diverse opportunities for outdoor recreation. This renowned landscape demonstrates a confluence of geology, climate, vegetation, wildlife, and human settlement that awes and exults all who enter. Ancient inhabitants left petroglyphs carved along the corridor, along with the remains of dwellings and storage granaries. Travelers along this byway enjoy activities such as hiking, road and mountain biking, fishing, river running, swimming, camping, picnicking, bird watching, Off-highway vehicle riding, and photography. With towering peaks, canyons, mesas, cinder cones, cliffs, and vivid colors, the Zion Scenic Byway offers some of the most beautiful and interesting vistas on earth.

Federal Highway Administration, America’s Byways
Length
28 mi / 45.1 km
Fees
None

We publish 2 places that sit on this road, listed in the order you meet them. This is not a route and not a drive time — it is the names, so you can put them into whatever navigation you already use.

“Off” is a straight line from the place to the road, rounded. It is not a driving distance, and the road itself is a simplified centre line, so treat a mile or two as noise.

  1. Sand Hollow ReservoirUT9 miles offLake

    reservoir

    Swimming
    yes - swimming and scuba diving (dive park)
    Boating
    Boating, waterskiing, kayaks and paddleboards; boat ramp with floating docks
    Fishing
    yes - fishing at the reservoir
    Camping
    RV and tent campgrounds, incl. beach and primitive camping
  2. Springdale (Zion)UTon the road