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Where to Stay in Zion

One in-park hotel and a chain of towns from Springdale to St. George — sorted by where you'd basecamp.

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Lodging in Zion

Zion's main canyon has one in-park hotel and a chain of towns that stretches from Springdale's south-entrance walk to St. George's airport. The right place to stay depends less on the property and more on your trip — what time you're hitting the shuttle, who's with you, and what you'll do with the car.

Zion's main-canyon shuttle is wheelchair-accessible and the Riverside Walk is paved end-to-end, which makes Zion Lodge or any Springdale property a barrier-free base for the canyon's headline experience. Backcountry trails (Angels Landing, The Narrows) are not accessible; book around the canyon-floor experience if mobility is a constraint.

Hurricane area · 3 properties

Where to stay in Hurricane area

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Hotel / inn

Hurricane / La Verkin chains

Hurricane / La Verkin, UT (I-15 corridor)

Price $$ Proximity 22 mi from gate

Season Open most of the year; the easiest place to find a room on short notice during peak Zion weekends.

Twenty to twenty-five minutes west of the south entrance on UT-9. Chain hotels, full-service grocers, and the easiest place to fuel up or load coolers before driving in. The budget basecamp if Springdale is priced out.
Top pick for budget road-trippers

Best for
- Budget road-trippers Twenty to twenty-five minutes west on UT-9 — half to a third the rate of a Springdale room, with full-service grocers for cooler runs before driving in. Trade the walk-to-shuttle for the rate cut. Pair with a 7 a.m. drive to the visitor-center lot before the parking fills around 9.
- Day hikers Workable for day hikers who don't mind a 25-minute drive each way — park at the visitor center, ride the shuttle, drive back at sundown. Inventory holds up on short-notice weekends when Springdale is sold out.
- Chain-hotel inventory
- Full-service grocers
- 20–25 min from south entrance
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RV park

Hurricane RV parks

Hurricane, UT (I-15 corridor)

Price $ Proximity 22 mi from gate

Season Year-round; the easiest RV option on short notice.

Twenty minutes west of the park on UT-9. Larger RV parks with the full slate of hookups, dump stations, and laundromats — the budget RV basecamp for the Mighty 5 loop.
- Larger RV-park inventory
- Dump stations + laundromats
- Mighty 5 loop basecamp
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Value pick

Hotel / inn

St. George (airport basecamp)

St. George, UT (40 mi southwest)

Price $$ Proximity 40 mi from gate

Season Year-round; the largest hotel inventory in southern Utah. The default if you flew into SGU or Las Vegas and split the drive.

Southern Utah's largest city, about 40 miles southwest of the south entrance. St. George Regional Airport (SGU) sits 5 miles south of downtown. Use as a basecamp if you're combining Zion with Snow Canyon, Sand Hollow, or a Vegas–Zion loop.
- Largest regional inventory
- Closest commercial airport
- Pairs with Snow Canyon / Sand Hollow
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Inside Zion · 1 property

Where to stay in Inside Zion

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In-park lodge

Zion Lodge

Inside Zion Canyon (shuttle stop #5)

Price $$$ Proximity Inside the park

Season Year-round; books out 9–13 months ahead in spring and fall. Off-season (December–February) is the only realistic walk-up window.

The only in-park lodging — mid-canyon at shuttle stop #5, across from the Emerald Pools trailhead. Cabins and lodge rooms. Book directly through the concessioner; the lodge is the one place inside the park where a private vehicle can park during shuttle season.
Top pick for accessibility-priority

Best for
- Day hikers Mid-canyon at shuttle stop #5 — you start the day on the trailhead side of the shuttle queue instead of waiting on the in-park visitor-center bus from outside the park. Pays for itself on Angels Landing dawn starts and Narrows top-down days when every shuttle hour matters.
- Families Lodge cabins sleep families without the Springdale-to-canyon shuttle hop. The Emerald Pools trailhead is across the road — the easiest in-park family hike, with the lodge restaurant a five-minute walk back.
- Accessibility-priority The only in-park option with ADA-accessible rooms and a shuttle stop at the front door — no driving, no shuttle-from-Springdale transfer, no climb from a parking lot. The lodge concessioner publishes accessibility details directly; book through them and confirm room features before arrival.
- Only in-park hotel
- Cabins + lodge rooms
- Private vehicle access during shuttle season
Book direct

Concessioner direct booking — operator Xanterra (per NPS Zion 'Lodging' page).

Kanab · 1 property

Where to stay in Kanab

Solid option

Hotel / inn

Kanab (east-side basecamp)

Kanab, UT (east entrance route)

Price $$–$$$ Proximity 40 mi from gate

Season Open year-round; spring and fall fill on weekends because Kanab also serves Bryce and the Grand Canyon North Rim.

On the Mt. Carmel side of the park, 40 minutes from the east entrance. Skip the south-entrance queue if you're routing in from Bryce or Page — but bring a vehicle under 11'4" tall (and under 7'10" wide) to clear the Zion–Mt. Carmel tunnel, or expect a one-way escort and the oversize-vehicle permit.
- East-entrance access
- Equidistant from Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon
- Skips the south-entrance queue
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Springdale · 3 properties

Where to stay in Springdale

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Hotel / inn

Springdale hotels & inns

Springdale, UT (south entrance)

Price $$$–$$$$ Proximity At the entrance

Season Spring and fall book 3–6 months out. Summer fills 1–2 months ahead. Winter is open with steep discounts.

The primary gateway, immediately outside the south entrance. The town shuttle ties into the canyon shuttle, so you can leave the car parked all week. Boutique inns, mid-range chains, and a handful of higher-end properties along Zion Park Boulevard.
Top pick for families

Best for
- Day hikers Walking distance to the south entrance and the canyon-shuttle hub. Skip the morning parking-lot queue and start your hike at the trailhead, not on the bus from the visitor center.
- Families The town shuttle ties into the canyon shuttle, so you park once for the trip — no daily reentry queue at the south gate. Restaurants, groceries, and laundry are all walkable from any Zion Park Boulevard property, which is the difference between a vacation and a logistics exercise with kids.
- Accessibility-priority Chain hotels along Zion Park Boulevard publish accessibility room counts and the town shuttle is wheelchair-accessible — together with the canyon shuttle, that's a barrier-free path from your room to the Riverside Walk and the lodge.
- Walk to south entrance
- Town shuttle to canyon shuttle
- Largest range of properties
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Hotel / inn

Rockville B&Bs

Rockville, UT (3 mi west of Springdale)

Price $$$ Proximity 3 mi from gate

Season Smaller inventory; book early in shoulder season. Often the fallback when Springdale is sold out.

Three miles west of Springdale on UT-9. Quieter, slower, and several B&Bs along the Virgin River — a good pick if Springdale is booked, noisy, or priced past your line.
- Quieter than Springdale
- 5-minute drive to south entrance
- River-frontage B&Bs
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RV park

Springdale RV parks

Springdale, UT (south entrance)

Price $$ Proximity At the entrance

Season Open most of the year; book 1–3 months ahead for shoulder season, longer for spring/fall.

A handful of private RV parks along Zion Park Boulevard and the Virgin River — full hookups, walkable to the town shuttle. The right call if the in-park electric sites didn't release the day you booked, or if you need a 30+ amp pull-through.
Top pick for rvers

Best for
- RVers Full hookups (water + sewer + 30/50-amp), walkable to the town shuttle that ties into the canyon shuttle. The right play if you didn't catch the in-park campground's 6-month release window, or if you need a pull-through bigger than the in-park loops allow. Springdale's vehicle-length restrictions on Zion Park Boulevard parking shape which RV park you pick — confirm site length against your rig before booking.
- Families Full hookups + walk-to-shuttle is the family RV equivalent of staying in town: you skip the daily reentry queue and the kids can walk to dinner in Springdale.
- Full hookups
- Walk to town shuttle
- Pull-through availability
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