Zion Grotto Trail is a 1.2 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Springdale, Utah that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and nature trips and is accessible year-round.
Zion National Park charges a fee to enter. Fees are $35 per vehicle or $30 per motorcycle. If you are entering on foot, horse, or bike the fee is $20 per person. You can also purchase a park specific annual pass for $70.
Utah Travel Council, Council Hall, P.O. Box 147420 , Salt Lake City, UT, 84114, Phone: 801-538-1030, travel@utah.com
Directions from South Entrance: Drive northward to the visitor center and park your car. Board the Zion shuttle and take it to The Grotto approximately five miles north in Zion Canyon.
February 20, 2021We walked from stop 6 (Angel’s Landing stop) to stop 5 (Lodge). Nice to see the beautiful views outside (vs. the bus). It follows the road so it’s not tranquil, but still nice, short, easy walk.
February 13, 2021It was short, easy and nice for pictures.
January 9, 2021December 29, 2020December 15, 2020Hike down from angel’s landing to Groto Parkinglot.
December 13, 2020December 13, 2020An okay trail by Zion standards, it follows the road and just leads to private buildings. But it has views of the cliffs the whole way so can't complain too much. However, if you plan on doing Angel's Landing there's no point in doing this trail as the parking lot at that trailhead will likely be full and you'll have to walk this trail anyway from the overflow parking lot - this is what happened to me.
December 10, 2020Intense
December 8, 2020Great but steep!
December 1, 2020was such a great time of year to come we headed out on the trail around 11am got to the top by 2 wasn't too overcrowded perfect temp but definitely bring a light jacket for the cool breeze took us a total of 4 1/2 hours out and back :)
November 4, 2020SHUTTLE TICKETS AVAILABLE $5 A TICKET! 1 ticket available for 11/10 @ 11AM 2 tickets available for 11/11 @ 10AM Text me: (717) 982-5289
October 28, 2020Super Chill :-) Great way to return to the Lodge
October 23, 2020October 15, 2020October 13, 2020Nice trail with nice views. We combined it with the Emerald pool trail.
September 22, 2020Super easy trail from the zion lodge to the grotto lodge. Not much to see but at least its mainly shaded.
September 22, 2020not to intimidating for a newbie
September 22, 2020Not really a trail, just a walkway leading from the Grotto shuttle stop area to the Zion Lodge area. There are some trees very close in to the trail, and they therefore do a good job of blocking the views. With everything else being so fantastic in Zion, calling this a trail is really a dis-service. It's a short, easy walk and if that's what you need, okay. But truly, probably every other possible trail in Zion is better!
September 19, 2020Easy, right along the road that the shuttles run. Not too much to see on the way
September 17, 2020September 12, 2020Saw 5 deer. Mostly shaded and empty.
September 11, 2020The groto is just OK nothing special. I would suggest to start on the Groto and then go onto the lower, middle and upper pools trails and then get on the Kayenta trail to end up back at the shuttle. If you do this hike then it is pretty awesome.
September 9, 2020Less traveled. Met some deer. Lots of Datura in bloom.
September 8, 2020September 7, 2020Easy hike with pretty views! I would recommend combining it with the emerald pools trail. We started at Zion lodge and came up through lower emerald pools to upper emerald pools and then took the grotto trail down to the grotto lodge! Not the most amazing hike but worth doing!
September 7, 2020This trail almost got 2 stars, but honestly its beautiful. The good thing about this trail is that it's really pretty and exciting. However, its really packed with people who don't really have much outdoor experience. I saw many people making things dangerous for everyone else by trying move past people(while wearing unsafe footwear) or trying to get photo apps in areas directly above other hikers. If you take other hikers out of the equation this could easily be a 5 star trail however.
September 4, 2020September 2, 2020Amazing colors in the morning light! Endangered owls.... condors from a distance.... bring water!
August 28, 2020August 24, 2020Easy hike from stop 6 the grotto to stop 5 Zion lodge just to skip the shuttle’s. If your not a hiker this qualifies as “we hiked Zion”, of course if your not a hiker why would you have this app. Lol
