Zion National Park is a southwest Utah nature preserve distinguished by Zion Canyon’s steep red cliffs. Zion Canyon Scenic Drive cuts through its main section, leading to forest trails along the Virgin River. The river flows to the Emerald Pools, which have waterfalls and a hanging garden. Also along the river, partly through deep chasms, is Zion Narrows wading hike.

• There are 79 species of mammals in Zion National Park, more than wildlife viewing hotspot Yellowstone National Park.
• In Zion, visitors can see rock art and abandoned cliff houses that were left by the Anasazi who lived there from about 300CE – 1300CE.

Arches National Park lies north of Moab in the state of Utah. Bordered by the Colorado River in the southeast, it’s known as the site of more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, such as the massive, red-hued Delicate Arch in the east. Long, thin Landscape Arch stands in Devils Garden to the north. Other geological formations include Balanced Rock, towering over the desert landscape in the middle of the park.

• The park preserves over 2000 natural sandstone arches! However, on average about one arch has collapsed every year since 1970 due to erosion. 

Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah is known for its dramatic desert landscape carved by the Colorado River. Island in the Sky is a huge, flat-topped mesa with panoramic overlooks. Other notable areas include the towering rock pinnacles known as the Needles, the remote canyons of the Maze and the Native American rock paintings in Horseshoe Canyon. Whitewater rapids flow through Cataract Canyon.

• Canyonlands National Park covers a total area of 337,598 acres
• The number of people visiting Canyonlands in 2019 was 733,996 (All Years)
• Canyonlands was made a national park on September 12, 1964