Zion National Park by Tesla
Two thousand feet of red wall and a river running through the middle of it. Zion is the park people remember, and it is also the one with the most rules, so it pays to know them before you arrive rather than at the entrance gate.
Angels Landing & The Narrows
Angels Landing needs a permit, by lottery, on recreation.gov. There is a seasonal lottery and a day-before lottery, and people still turn up expecting to walk on. The Narrows needs no permit but does need water shoes you probably do not own, and in spring it closes when the river runs high.
Everything else in the park is walk-on. The Riverside Walk and the Watchman Trail are both worth a morning and neither needs planning.
Watchman Campground ($30/night, book 6 months out) sits right on the Virgin River – sites 60–80 have river views, and morning fog hangs in the canyon. You charge 5 minutes away at the Springdale destination charger; the St. George Supercharger covers the approach.
Watchman Campground is $30 a night, booked six months out, and sites 60 to 80 look onto the Virgin River with fog sitting in the canyon at dawn. You charge five minutes away in Springdale at a destination charger.
The Springdale shuttle stops at the campground, which matters more than it sounds like it does. See the next section.
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