Two National Parks · 132 miles apart
Great Basin or Zion
Zion drew 4,984,525 recreation visits in 2025, 30.9 times the 161,210 at Great Basin, so crowds are the largest difference. Great Basin charges no entrance fee while Zion charges $35 per private vehicle. Great Basin has 7 campgrounds to 3 at Zion. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry and both are certified dark sky parks. The two parks are 132 miles apart in a straight line.
| Great Basin National Park | Zion National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | Nevada | Utah |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 161,210 | 4,984,525 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | None, free to enter | $35 (Private Vehicle) |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | 7 | 3 |
| International Dark Sky Park | Yes | Yes |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 214 | 262 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | Open all day, every day |
Great Basin visits by yearZion visits by year
Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.