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Can you do the Mighty 5 Utah National Parks in 7 days? If you do so, will you actually be able to enjoy the time and see enough of the parks to feel like it was worthwhile? Simply put, Yes! One of the hardest aspects of travel planning for me is prioritizing what to see and what can be missed.
I will not lie to you – you will make compromises in seeing these parks in seven days. But, you will see enough to feel like you had a good time and were able to get out and active in the parks.
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Zion National Park is currently the 3rd most visited National Park and for good reason, it is beautiful and fairly close to many major cities. Here is our family’s guide to visiting Zion National Park with kids.
On our Spring Break adventure in Utah, we planned to spend one day in each of the National Parks but carved out two and a half days to spend in Zion. Why? Two reasons.
First, to take the pressure off of trying to cram everything into one day. Since you have to take a shuttle bus to get around, we weren’t sure how much extra time that would add. The number of visitors to Zion has ballooned from 2.8 million visitors in 2013 to 4.5 million in 2017 (whew!), so we knew the crowds may cause things to take more time as well.
Second, the park had a few hikes we for sure wanted to do and we thought it best to do them on separate days. Add to those the opportunity to explore the city of Springdale, and we were glad we made the choice we did. In the end, we spent about 2.5 days in the park as we decided to visit the separate Kolob Canyon section on our way back to Las Vegas. It was the perfect finale to our trip. But, I’m getting ahead of myself!
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