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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

The Best Western East Zion lodge is located just 6 miles from the Glendale entrance to the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. There is also the East Zion Riverside Lodge and the East Zion RV Park to choose from.

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Best Western East Zion Thunderbird Lodge

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a rugged and primitive section of land, but there is comfort nearby. Enjoy a lush green golf course with low green fees, large comfortable Best Western rooms, an outdoor heated pool (seasonal) and jacuzzi. Sit back among the White Cliffs of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument and enjoy your visit. Stay and enjoy the large, beautiful rooms conveniently located in the "heart of the parks."

Zion Book: Favorite Hikes in and around Zion National Park including the GSENMMileage from the East Zion
Thunderbird Lodge

Grand Staircase-Entrance 9 miles
Zion National Park 12 miles
Bryce Canyon 60 miles
Cedar Breaks 45 miles
Red Canyon 47 miles
Coral Pink Sand Dunes 11 miles
Cedar Mountain 22 miles

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We appreciate your business at the Best Western East Zion Thunderbird Lodge and strive to meet your individual needs and accommodate your vacation plans. Our guest rooms are spacious and unique in design. Relax on the patio or balcony of your room and overlook the valley nestled among the White Cliffs. For food and relaxation, we offer our American restaurant with its charming Southwestern atmosphere. Enjoy the outdoor hot tub under the uncluttered skies. In Mount Carmel Junction, crowds lights and a hectic life are far away. This valley among the cliffs is near the parks, yet secluded in a vacation paradise. We look forward to hosting you at the Best Western East Zion Thunderbird Lodge.

The Best Western East Zion Thunderbird Lodge offers large, beautiful rooms near the Grand Staircase-Escalante. Located just 12 miles from the east entrance to Zion National Park and 9 mile from the Glendale entrance to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Directions: East Zion to the
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Grand Staircase Map
Grand Staircase Road Map

From Salt Lake City, travel south on I15 to U-20. Exit on U-20. Turn south on U-89 and follow U-89 to Glendale.

From Las Vegas: Travel I15 to exit 16. Follow U-9 to the south entrance of Zion and through to the east entrance. Take U-9 for 12 miles to Mt. Carmel Jct, where U-89 and U-9 meet. Drive north on U-89 to Glendale. From Glendale, turn right on 300 N. (Bench Road) Follow the graded dirt road, Skutumpah, into the Grand Staircase. Remember the Grand Staircase is a wild and remote place. The dirt roads may be impassible when wet and there is usually no water, services or cell phone access. Skutumpah is a backway and should only be traveled in dry conditions. Call for road and weather information before travel: 435.644.4680

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Lodging Zion National Park
 Lodging Zion National ParkLodging and services are available on the gorgeous east side of Zion National Park, where guests are close to Zion National Park (12 miles), Bryce Canyon National Park (60 miles), Cedar Breaks National Monument (45 miles), Coral Pink Sand Dunes (12 miles), and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon (85 miles). It's where city traffic is absent and the skies are bright and clean.

  

Grand Staircase-Escalante Roads - Pristine and remote describes the roadways within the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Highway 89 defines the southern border and Highway 12 accesses the northern side. In addition to Highways 12 and 89, there are 959 miles of open road in the Grand Staircase. Glendale, Utah, located on Highway 89, northeast of Zion National Park, connects the east side of Zion to Bryce Canyon via the Glendale Bench Road and the scenic backway, Skutumpah Road. To the north, Highway 12 connects Tropic and Boulder, Utah. At the southern end of the monument, roads connect Kanab, Utah and Page, Arizona. The most popular roads in the Grand Staircase are probably Skutumpah Road accessed either by the Glendale Bench Road, near the east entrance to Zion, or the Johnson Canyon Road near Kanab, both leading to Kodachrome Basin near Bryce Canyon. All interior roads except for portions of the Burr Trail and Johnson Canyon Road are unpaved and may be impassible if wet.

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Zion National Park 12
Bryce Canyon 60
Grand Canyon 85
Cedar Breaks 45
Grand Staircase 9
Dixie Forest 22
Sand Dunes 11
Coyote Butte 57
Red Canyon 47
Tuweep 90

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