Watchman Campground, located about a mile from Zion National Park's south entrance in Springdale Utah, is widely regarded as the park's premier camping spot, earning a 4.6-star rating on ...

The National Park Service has begun rehabilitating the South Campground at Zion National Park, which will include new bathrooms, modern drinking water systems, and improved campsites.

The campground was established in the 1920s, not long after Zion was designated a national park. But most of the project infrastructure that will be replaced or enhanced dates back to the 1960s.

Yet visiting 146,597-acre Zion National Park does require a bit of know-how, particularly with permit logistics and a shuttle system established to minimize the effects of high-season crowding. In ...

There is one hotel inside the park, Zion National Park Lodge, which is operated by a third-party concessionaire and open year-round. There are also three campgrounds: Watchman, South and Lava Point.