South Campground — Zion National Park
Annie C.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Jun. 29, 2017

Great location in Zion

We lucked out on a Friday morning. By getting to the campground by 8am, we ended up only 21st in line for a site (rumor had it that the first person in line showed up at 5am). This is a very popular campground inside the park boundaries, so unless you show up early, have some backup plans in place. That being said, it is a decent campground. Tents were kept separate from RVs and campers, and we were lucky enough to score a site right on the Virgin River with views of Watchman Mountain right across the river. There was a fence keeping us from accessing the river from our site, but there were multiple river access points throughout the campground. One drawback to getting a site on the river is that the Pa'Rus walking trail goes right through the site, separating your from your vehicle, bathrooms, and water. While the campsite was well maintained, the bathrooms were a disaster. Dirty, stopped up toilets, and ripped bug screens. If you need a shower you can walk a short distance to Zion Outfitter for super clean and modern pay showers. Be sure to bring your park pass/receipt so you can get back in the park as you have to leave the park for this convenience. The campground is a short walk to the shuttle at the visitors center and there is a nice shuttle in the town of Springdale if you want to go "on the town". This campground is so popular that in the morning we felt a bit rushed to break camp and get out as the volunteer rangers and campground hosts came by several times to see that we were packing up. They actually assigned someone to our site prior to us leaving and the new campers showed up before we were completely done. All that notwithstanding, you can't beat the location.

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