- City:
- Washington County, UT
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1933
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Canyon Overlook Trial at Zion National Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. It runs about a half mile from the east portal of the famous Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel to an overlook at the Great Arch. Sections of the trail are cantilevers over sheer stone cliffs. The trail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Source notes
Wayne Hinton (with Elizabeth Green): With Picks, Shovels & Hope: The CCC and Its Legacy in the Colorado Plateau. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Company (2008).Site originally submitted by Richard A Walker on August 25, 2016.
At this Location:
- Zion National Park: East and South Entrance Signs - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: East Entrance Check-In - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: South Campground Amphitheater - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Virgin River Rip Rap - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Great White Throne Overlook - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Bridge Abutments - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Trail Work and Roadwork - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Pine Creek Irrigation Canal - Washington County UT
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