slabman wrote: Thanks. I guess I didn't explain myself well. I AM NOT interested in taking my MH through the tunnel-no matter if it fits or not. I want to stay on the east side and camp there...moving on northward to the other parks.
Probably the main reason that there are few campsites on the east side of the park is that unless you like hiking off trail, virtually all of the accessible scenic parts of the park are on the west side. Besides the little private CG at the east entrance (seems to be a spot for people who arrive late and can't find somewhere else to camp), you'll have to traval over an hour each way every day to get into the "guts" of Zion. People here have tried to save you a lot of time, gasoline and mileage by suggesting that the east side is not a very practical place to camp and see Zion.
4Runner, I understand, but taking my MH to the west side is a longer route coming from the Gr. Canyon. isn't it?....more significant than driving the toad into Zion from the east. But what I'm trying to understand is what else the west side and up I-15 has to offer vs traveling up #89. So far, I've not had any response to that question. If the west side roads heading north are more scenic, I'd like to know that.
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Did you look at Ruby's Inn RV Park out of Bryce Canyon. It would put you close to Bryce NP, North Rim of the Grand Canyon and an easy day trip to Zion. Just a thought. Check out there website on rvparkreviews.com
Last week we stayed at the Glendale KOA, east of Zion and west of Bryce. Great location to visit both parks. The KOA had great views of red sandstone hoodoos from within the park, a clean and refreshing pool, friendly staff and reasonable rates.
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slabman - We've driven 89 and I15. Both are beautiful but 89 has less traffic and more scenic. Ruby's Inn is ok. It all depends on what type of RV park you like to stay at. We like more rustic but not rundown or sloppy, I mean woodsy over resort style. We stayed at Watchman within Zion when we went. We had a 27 foot TT at that time and the people next to us had a 35' Class A but each site could easily have fit longer units. We saw RV parks in Springdale packed side by side with Class A's. Some folks like that. Here's a park I found while trying to find the RV park at Mt. Carmel Junction I mentioned in an earlier post Zion RV Park
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Today I drove my toad through the tunnel, while noting the MAX ht. restriction as being 13'-1". And the roads leading up to this tunnel were as winding as I'd seen in any mountainous terrain. So my question to those who think it's a good idea to go through that tunnel is "How much do you want to push those limits just to drive through it?
Sure, the tour buses do go through, but they don't have air conditioners on their roofs like most RV's do. Sure glad I trusted my instincts and height measurements rather than "eyeballing" it.
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