The Virgin River Narrows are something anyone who visits southern Utah MUST experience! I have hiked in the Narrows twice---once, hiking a couple miles upriver & the second, hiking 5 miles to Big Springs. Both times the "hike" was the highlight of our trip. Once the Riverside Walk ends 1 mile from the trailhead at the Temple of Sinawava, visitors... more

Although packed on the weekends, still very much worth the trip. We started having only a couple hours to spare, bottom up. Park your car near the visitor center, and take the shuttle up. They run every 5 or 6 min. Everyone along the path had been extremely friendly and helpful. I would definitely get a hiking stick next time.... more

Wow! Our family of 4 (inc. 2 teenagers) decided to hike part of the Narrows during our visit to Zion in July 2007. It proved to be the highlight of our trip to Utah! Make sure you have sturdy shoes and a walking stick to help you manage the hike. We would love to go back and hike a little... more

We did this hike in July, 2005. It was stifling hot in Springdale, but the combination of the cool (but not uncomfortable) water and the high canyon walls (which keep you out of the direct sunlight) makes this hike the best choice during the very hot days of summer. We're a family of four - parents in our mid-forties, the... more

I truly loved hiking the Narrows. I hiked from the bottom-up from the end of the Riverside Walk which is pretty to Orderville Canyon which is 1.5 miles from the end of the riverside walk. Orderville Canyon is a good day-hiking destaination and I think it is the farthest as the rangers want you to go hiking from the bottom-up.... more

I hiked the Narrows with a group of friends last summer..... Going camping, I was just along for the ride. One of the guys suggested doing the Narrows hike, and took care of the details--getting a permit, reserving 2 shuttles, and getting us to the stores to rent 'water' hiking boots, water socks and a walking stick. (I fell in... more

I had assumed that day-hiking the Narrows would be the highlight of my trip to Zion. As it turns out there were other hikes that were better, especially the Angels Landing trail. Maybe I would have been more impressed if I had through-hiked the Narrows from top to bottom. Instead I just went in and out from the bottom (no... more

The Zion Narrows trek is best done downstream, or as they say, 'top to bottom'. It's a 17-mile hike which follows the Virgin River, as it traverses through steep>1500' sandstone cliffs. The walls swirl from red to orange to ash to yellow, and are matched only by the green trees in various shades, the blue sky and the clear... more