Zion vs. Bryce Canyon: An Overview Given that Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks are within a 2 hour drive of one another, you’d think that you’d get essentially the same thing at both.

The Aquarius Trail runs between Zion and Bryce Canyon and took 20 years to piece together — blending fire roads, existing trails, and some creative negotiations to become a reality.

How to Get There Highway through a red archway. JacobH/Getty Images Bryce Canyon National Park is located in southern Utah—about 84 miles from neighboring Zion National Park.

edb3_16/Getty Images Zion National Park sits near the Utah-Arizona border. It’s within a few hours' drive of other Southwest national parks like Bryce Canyon (70 miles) and Capitol Reef (175 miles).