I got this out of the Salt Lake Tribune a while back. I don't know if passage through the tunnel is effected. You might want to give the park a call for current info.
ZION NATIONAL PARK---- "During the reconstruction of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway (Tunnel Road), all canyons and trails accessed from that road will be unavailable on the weekdays until the project is completed this fall."
"Trails affected by the construction are the Canyon Overlook and East Rim. The Canyon Overlook will not be accessible at any time Monday through Friday. Parking is not available Monday through Friday at the East Rimm trailhead. The East Rim trail is accessible from the Stave Spring Trailhead, Weeping Rock Trailhead and the East Mesa Trailhead."
"Pine Creek, Spry and Keyhole canyons are also not accessible Monday through Friday during construction. All hikes and canyons will be available on weekends if no work is occurring. Visitors should check the park website, www.nps.gov/zion, ahead of time. Construction closures will begin June 7 and end October 28."
jatin5 wrote: like to know how hwy 9 from hwy 89 to I-15 going through Zion is,
driving a forty foot mh with toad.. thanks
If you mean right now, I'd say take that pretty 40 footer and go around through Hurricane rather than Hwy 9 through the tunnel. The road construction (which occurs mainly at night) has done a pretty fierce job of beating the roadway and some of the turns (narrow at the best of times) are even more constricted.
I love the east side of Zion and happily whip through there many times a year but right now the whuppin' you get isn't worth it. Just my humble dos centavos.
PS - with toad you are likely over 50' and that means you'll have to unhook and go separately through the tunnel which has a 50' max overall length restriction. One more reason to skip it.
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