Zion National Park, dramatic landscape of colourful deep canyons, high cliffs, mesas, and forested plateaus in southwestern Utah, U.S. The park lies on the northwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau about 30 miles (50 km) northeast of the city of St. George. Cedar Breaks National Monument is nearby to the northeast, Bryce Canyon National Park and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument are nearby to the east, Pipe Spring National Monument and the north rim of Grand Canyon National Park are to the south, and Parashant National Monument is to the southwest. The park’s principal feature is Zion Canyon, which received its