About this place
- Horizon
- Sheltered Bowl
- Region
- Southern Utah
Curated observing site
Zion National Park – Kolob Terrace
Southern Utah · Truly dark skies
Designation & sky
- Type
- Observing Site
- Sky quality
- Bortle 2 · Truly dark
Access & field notes
- Access
- Public
- Drive time
- 5h 45m
- Cell signal
- None
- Amenities
- Campground · Vault toilet
- Safety
- Less-visited section of Zion with excellent dark skies. Canyon walls limit low horizon.
Official links
Verify hours, access, and current conditions before you go.
Dark-sky stays near here
Book a night under these skies — the closest astronomy-forward stays in the Stella catalog.
- 20 km · Telescope ProgramUnder Canvas ZionView stay →
- 48 km · Dark-Sky LodgeUnder Canvas Bryce Canyon / ZionView stay →
- 83 km · Telescope ProgramUnder Canvas Bryce CanyonView stay →
- 89 km · Dark-Sky LodgeClear Sky Resorts Bryce CanyonView stay →
On the map
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