I am reposting this since I forgot to tag it for UTah. Sorry!!!!!!!
On the advice of people on this forum, we have decided to shorten our stay in Springdale to 2 nights and to spend the night before our 11 AM flight in Las Vegas. But we are more interested in spending time in Zion than in Las Vegas, so we plan to spend a full day before the drive. Is the Kolob section closer to vegas? We thought perhaps we could do some hiking in that section before leaving.
I thought perhaps a short hike in Zion proper, lunch and check out of the hotel and then go over to the Kolob section. Is that a reasonable plan and would that shorten the final drive to Vegas? I can see from the map that it is further north but appears to be closer to the highway. Is that correct?
How difficult is the Taylor creek hike? Thanks
Kolob to Las Vegas or remain in Zion?
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Kolob section is very close to I-15 but Kolob section of Zion will be about 25 miles out of your way. Kolob is nice, but since your stay in Zion is so short why not just spend it doing a hike in Zion Canyon.
We didn't do all of Taylor Creek because it was pretty hot that day, but I remember walking in a river bed.
Utahtea
I like Kolob, too, but I agree with utahtea. There is so much to see and do in the main canyon of Zion that you'd probably find it more enjoyable to spend you time there.
I vote for staying in Zion.
If you're looking for something to do drive thru the tunnel towards the east entrance and do the Canyon Overlook hike. Nice little hike and a great view of the canyon.
We had an early morning flight and left Zion between 4 and 5 the day before. We had time to check into our hotel and have some dinner.