Day 1: Arrive and drive to Springdale
2h 53m drive
1
Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas
Collect the car and drive to your Zion base with a meal break. Check in and learn where your accommodation sits relative to the park entrance and town shuttle. A short evening stroll is plenty after travel.
Nevada and Utah clocks can differ. Check local times when planning arrival and tours.
2h 53m drive
2
Springdale arrival
Collect the car and drive to your Zion base with a meal break. Check in and learn where your accommodation sits relative to the park entrance and town shuttle. A short evening stroll is plenty after travel.
Springdale accommodation base
3-night accommodation base. This is an approximate neighborhood pin, not a reserved hotel. Replace it with your booked property's exact location. 3 nights Springdale · 1 night Bryce Canyon City · 1 night Las Vegas
3 nights
Day 2: See Zion from the canyon floor
28m walk
1
Zion Canyon Visitor Center
Start with the visitor center and use the park shuttle when it is running. Combine a few canyon stops with Riverside Walk if open. Enjoy the paved riverside setting without assuming you will continue into the river.
A walk beside the river and a Narrows hike are different outings with different preparation.
45m transit
2
Temple of Sinawava / Riverside Walk
Take the seasonal canyon shuttle. This plan stays on Riverside Walk and does not enter the Narrows.
Travel time is a planning allowance, not a published timetable; confirm your booked service and add check-in or queue time.
45m transit
3
Zion Canyon Visitor Center — return
Start with the visitor center and use the park shuttle when it is running. Combine a few canyon stops with Riverside Walk if open. Enjoy the paved riverside setting without assuming you will continue into the river.
Travel time is a planning allowance, not a published timetable; confirm your booked service and add check-in or queue time.
Day 3: Choose one main Zion walk
56m walk
28m walk
1
Pa’rus Trail from Zion Visitor Center
Default easy outing: follow the open trail as far as comfortable and return. Choose a longer hike only after checking current conditions.
Choose a currently open trail after checking conditions, heat, and your group’s ability. Leave the afternoon for rest or the Pa’rus Trail. Keep this day interchangeable with the previous one if the forecast changes.
Permit-dependent or exposed hikes are optional substitutions, not required stops in this route.
28m walk
2
Springdale lunch
Choose a currently open trail after checking conditions, heat, and your group’s ability. Leave the afternoon for rest or the Pa’rus Trail. Keep this day interchangeable with the previous one if the forecast changes.
Day 4: Move to Bryce and explore the rim
1h 48m drive
1
Bryce Canyon Visitor Center
Drive toward Bryce using a route suitable for your vehicle and current road conditions. After check-in, start with the visitor center and the main amphitheater viewpoints. Save a descent below the rim for tomorrow if energy and conditions allow.
20m transit
2
Sunset Point
Use the park shuttle when operating or permitted private transport when it is not.
Travel time is a planning allowance, not a published timetable; confirm your booked service and add check-in or queue time.
13m walk
3
Sunrise Point
Drive toward Bryce using a route suitable for your vehicle and current road conditions. After check-in, start with the visitor center and the main amphitheater viewpoints. Save a descent below the rim for tomorrow if energy and conditions allow.
20m transit
4
Bryce Canyon Visitor Center — return
Drive toward Bryce using a route suitable for your vehicle and current road conditions. After check-in, start with the visitor center and the main amphitheater viewpoints. Save a descent below the rim for tomorrow if energy and conditions allow.
Travel time is a planning allowance, not a published timetable; confirm your booked service and add check-in or queue time.
6m drive
Bryce Canyon City accommodation base
1-night accommodation base. This is an approximate neighborhood pin, not a reserved hotel. Replace it with your booked property's exact location. 3 nights Springdale · 1 night Bryce Canyon City · 1 night Las Vegas
1 night
Day 5: Bryce morning, then Las Vegas
30m transit
1
Bryce Point
Use the seasonal shuttle when available. Keep this to a viewpoint visit unless current trail conditions and return timing support a longer walk.
Choose a short rim walk or an open below-rim loop early, with enough time to climb back out. Begin the return drive before the day becomes rushed. Plan a meal stop and a simple evening in Las Vegas.
Bryce is high and can be cold or icy when Zion feels mild. Check conditions for the specific trail.
Travel time is a planning allowance, not a published timetable; confirm your booked service and add check-in or queue time.
30m transit
2
Bryce Canyon Visitor Center — collect car
Choose a short rim walk or an open below-rim loop early, with enough time to climb back out. Begin the return drive before the day becomes rushed. Plan a meal stop and a simple evening in Las Vegas.
Travel time is a planning allowance, not a published timetable; confirm your booked service and add check-in or queue time.
3h 50m drive
3
Las Vegas return
Choose a short rim walk or an open below-rim loop early, with enough time to climb back out. Begin the return drive before the day becomes rushed. Plan a meal stop and a simple evening in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas accommodation base
1-night accommodation base. This is an approximate neighborhood pin, not a reserved hotel. Replace it with your booked property's exact location. 3 nights Springdale · 1 night Bryce Canyon City · 1 night Las Vegas
1 night
Day 6: Return the car and depart
26m drive
26m drive
1
Harry Reid International Airport — depart
Leave the final day free of park driving. Account for rental-car return and airport transfers, especially after a late arrival the previous evening.