Two National Parks · 103 miles apart
Grand Canyon or Zion
Crowds are close. Zion had 4,984,525 recreation visits in 2025 and Grand Canyon had 4,430,653. Grand Canyon lists 447 bird species in the NPSpecies inventory against 262 at Zion. On the rest they match, since both charge $35 per private vehicle and neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 103 miles apart in a straight line.
| Grand Canyon National Park | Zion National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | Arizona | Utah |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 4,430,653 | 4,984,525 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | $35 (Private Vehicle) | $35 (Private Vehicle) |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | 3 | 3 |
| International Dark Sky Park | Yes | Yes |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 447 | 262 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | Open all day, every day |
Grand Canyon 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.