The Zion Canyon Visitor Center was an amazing first stop and made the rest of our visit much…read moreeasier! We stopped during the fourth of July weekend at Zion from Las Vegas! It is located just inside Zion National Park's South Entrance at Springdale, Utah. This is the main visitor center for Zion Canyon so it is the most convenient location for getting maps, checking trail conditions, asking questions, and figuring out the shuttle system. The rangers were helpful, and the outdoor exhibits were useful for planning the day! The visitor center is right next to Zion Canyon Shuttle Stop 1, which is the starting point for the shuttle into the canyon. During shuttle season, private vehicles generally cannot travel along Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, so this is where most visitors begin their trip to places like Zion Lodge, The Grotto, Weeping Rock, and the Temple of Sinawava. The shuttle is free after entering the park, and no separate ticket or reservation is needed. Shuttles leave this stop seasonally, but operating times change throughout the year so be sure to check the schedule before your visit. There is a large parking lot, but it can fill quickly especially during summer, weekends, and holidays! Luckily we got in early around 6:30 A.M and found a spot open. Parking inside the park is free after paying the park entrance fee and is available on a first come, first served basis. When the lot is full, the best backup plan is to park in Springdale and take the free town shuttle to the entrance. The center also has restrooms, drinking water and bottle filling stations, picnic tables. There is a park store with maps, books, souvenirs, and gifts, plus a Wilderness Desk for questions and permits related to backpacking and canyoneering. The park itself is open 24 hours a day, but the buildings have set operating hours. The current posted hours are 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. for the Information Desk, 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. for the Zion Park Store, and 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. for the Wilderness Desk. These hours can change seasonally, so double check before arriving! The Watchman Trail and the paved Pa'rus Trail are also accessible from this general area. I highly recommend stopping here before doing anything else in Zion!

I love the design of the visitor center and its surroundings. The spacious bathrooms are in a…read moreseparate building so when things get busy, the queues aren't blocking access to other amenities. There are more information panels outdoors than indoors, which takes advantage of the large plaza space so that there's not a crowd indoors. There's an abundance of information about the hikes, ecology, and history of the area. There's even information about the construction of the eco-friendly visitor center! Indoors, there's the park shop and the information counter. The gift shop has a lot of books, plushies/kids activities, stickers, and other sundries. The rangers at the information desk were quick and efficient. They have to be given the sheer volume of visitors they have to help out! They were quite polite as well.

This was the venue used for the St George Marathon. It was easy enough to find. It was just…read morenortheast of the 15 freeway at the Dixie Dr exit. There was more than adequate amount of parking. It wasn't hard at all to find an available spot. The halls and facilities inside were all clean and well-maintained. I stayed at a nearby timeshare, but from walking to and from my car, I saw that there were several hotels all within walking distance of this place. Also there was a Tesla Supercharger station and a Cracker Barrel restaurant across the street to the west. That was quite convenient as I wanted to visit both places once I was done with the race expo.

I attended the Pinners Conference on a whim and found that the convention center was just lovely…read more It's not the largest conference center I've been in, but it did have adequate space for the event, with the exception of parking. We had to circle the lot a few times to find a space but eventually did. It's easily located just off the freeway and near lots of hotels (or are the hotels located near the convention center?) Either way, it's an ideal setup to attract folks from out of town.

My boyfriend and I had a great time at our tours! The guides go out of their way to make sure you…read moreare happy. The great thing about the tour guides is that they offer an experience, you don't just get to see the beautiful scenery and hike all day, the tour guides explain how everything started with the pioneers and you get to learn the story behind each sight. It strengthens your knowledge and experience overall. Of course you will get to hike and enjoy yourselves. The tour in itself is awesome, we got ours on Groupon. The only advice I will give is do not do the package deal that includes The Inn at St. George. Look for another hotel in St. George with better reviews or better yet, if you take your own car stay the night in a town that is close to the place that you will be hiking. You have many options instead of staying at that hotel.

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Kane County visitor center is conveniently located near our hotel (and others) we had been staying…read morein Kanab. The staff was very friendly and willing to offer lots of information and suggestions to make our trip so much better. They have some educational displays and lots of brochures about the area, trails, and activities to enjoy while you're in the area. The gift shop was simple and selection was ok. I really wish they carried men's size S shirts! I will definitely be back in the area and when I do, I will be sure to stop by and check in!

We stayed in Kanab last night and stopped in on the way out of town. They were so friendly and…read morehelpful! So much to do around here that we had no idea about!! This visitors center was big and impressive. Now we are off on another adventure before heading back towards California.

Adopt, don't shop!…read more BFVC is an outreach facility that promotes Best Friends, the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the world: https://bestfriends.org/ The Visitor Center holds educational events like Kittens & Coffee and it promotes Best Friends Animal Sanctuary as well as their nationwide programs. Please consider donating money and/or time to this worthwhile organization. Stop in, have some coffee, and ask about how you could adopt your new best friend!

What a tour, what a cafe, what a view and what a vibe. It is a happy place with happy people. Must…read moresee if you are visiting zion, bryce np.

Closed and no overnight parking. They are only open for 4 hours a day, Monday-Friday, including…read morerestrooms!!

This places is closed and doesn't look like it will reopen soon but if you were interested in going…read morethen I suggest you go to the local library that fulfills the purpose of this place with informative panels and it's also free!! Also the library is a modern and nicer building than this sad looking lot.

Nevada State Parks Regional Visitor's Center is located near the park entrance for Cathedral Gorge…read moreState Park on US 93. They have maps and brochures for all of the nearby state parks inside. Walking in I was greeted by, Marcia. She was very friendly and I really enjoyed sharing memories/stories about the both of us growing up in NV. Marcia and her family go back generations in Panaca, so if you have a question about nearby cities or state parks she most likely has an answer and some neat story to go with it. There is a small gift shop inside that has mostly reproductions of things once found or that are very hard to find in the NV desert. Stuff in the gift shop is fairly priced, but I have to admit this VC is really lacking inside compared to some of the others I have been to. They didn't have any interpretive displays so it's just the gift shop inside and brochures. At least they weren't lacking a room where you can watch a short (it's about 20 minutes) movie about all of the nearby state parks because that's something I look forward to even when visiting national parks and wildlife refuges. I thought the movie was informative and it was neat to learn stuff about not just Cathedral Gorge, but also the other nearby state parks. This movie room is inside the doors to the left of the VC entrance. Outside there are a few signs telling some of the history of the state parks that are worth checking out. The trail for Bullionville Cemetery is on the side of the VC building. Near the parking lot there's a picnic area with grass and a table. Dogs are allowed on leash outside of the VC. Hours for this visitors center are open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and closed certain holidays.

This is the local visitor center for Duck Creek Village. We always stop in here when we arrive to…read morefind out from the volunteers running it about the fishing hot spots and pick up maps and speak to them about ideas on where we should venture out to on our vacation. This time we actually were told about Strawberry Point and Mammoth Creek - two areas we have never explored. We were very impresed. They have a really cute gift shop and we always pick up our postcards here and my daughter seems to love the cute wilderness puppets. The building is surrounded by trees and is a perfect spot to stretch our legs before getting to our cabin. The visitor center is on the other side of the road from Duck Creek Pond.

We had the good fortune to meet Kim Rubel at a travel show and she is the greatest travel agent on…read morethe planet! (as well as a super nice person!) We have had great service and wholeheartedly recommend her and Morris Murdock in St. George!

You only get one chance to make a good impression. We told the agent here we had a bad experience…read morewith Viking and so he tried booking us an ocean cruise...on Viking. We worked very hard to get where we are in life and don't toss our savings around