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| Above, the Watchman towers over Zion Canyon. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It is the sign of the times, and overwhelming demand.
Zion National Park has announced that their two main campgrounds, Watchman and South, are now reservation-only campgrounds.
According to the St. George News:
ST. GEORGE — Anyone who has tried to get a camping spot inside Zion National Park on a “wing and a prayer” over the past several years can attest that the proposition is unlikely at best, impossible at worst.
Reservations seem to be the most probable way to find success anymore when it comes to camping in Utah’s national parks, especially during the peak visitation season. Along these lines, Zion National Park officials recently announced that their main two campgrounds – South and Watchman – will open Thursday as reservation-only campgrounds.
The last time I camped in Zion National Park was in August 1969. It was there that we heard on the radio of the Sharon Tate murders by the Manson Family.
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