September 13, 2019

Canyon Overlook Trail

Hikers:  mark, lecia, jacob

This could have been a nice trail but it was way to crowded at sunset and DON'T take small children on this hike!   Don't let the 1 mile round trip/163 ft elevation change fool you into thinking its a good hike for kids.  We didn't have small children with us but my mom instincts remind me that this would not be a good place to hike with little kids.

This was our second hike in the day.  This trail was recommended for sunset and lots of people showed up at sunset.  The hike starts from a trail head just east of the tunnel on the east side of Zion Nation Park.  

We drove past the trail head and parking lot because it was upon us before we realized it and besides it was full.  We kept going until we found a place to park along the road.  

Then we walked back and came to this sign and kept 

walking for 500 feet until we came to the trail head.

This is the trail head.  

The point is: there is not a lot of parking.

The description of the trail says "long drop-offs, mostly fenced"  and be aware, steep drop offs."  Yep, this is true.

This sort of thing.

And this.

There's Jacob.  He would rather run a trail than hike it.

But I did let him get ahead even more than usual so I

 could get a picture after he rounded the bend.

Here's the view from the top!

As you can see there is some fencing.  What I am not showing you is the crowds 

of people all over the rocks, including some places where there is no fencing.   

This is the first time ever we have been on this trail and my recommendations are to go when it's not so busy, whenever that might be, maybe in the morning hours, and don't take small children.