East Zion Stargazing Tour: Explore Utah's Milky Way
3.8
37 Ratings
Orderville
Experience the breathtaking beauty of Utah's Milky Way on our East Zion Stargazing Tour. Learn about constellations, gaze at the crystal-clear night sky, and even see shooting stars through our powerful telescope. Bundle up for a magical experience in the cold fall and winter months!
Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Zion National Park - Zion National Park is a dark sky area, allowing for an incredible stargazing experience. This tour takes place just outside the eastern border of the national park, elevated above the surrounding communities.
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee included
Additional Information

Experience the Milky Way in Utah as never before. Our expert guides will assist you in understanding constellations while observing the impeccable night sky. Post guidance, you’ll also have the chance to view the stars via our high-magnification telescope. Lucky groups often get to see a meteor in its transient existence!

During autumn and winter, brace yourself for a chilly climate! Remember to pack warm accessories like hats, gloves, jackets, etc., to stay snug during your astronomical adventure.

Location
Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort
Twin Knolls Road
Please check in at the desk in our recreation barn. The barn is the tall building behind the main lodge at Zion Ponderosa.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(37 Ratings)
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Abhijit_b
Apr 18, 2024
Very good experience that’s highly recommended - Fantastic experience. The tour guides SkY and others were amazing. We saw the moon through their telescope and saw the constellations. Very highly recommend. Caveat is the location is the eastern entrance of Zion and is a 1.5 hr drive from Springdale and the roads are very winding and dangerous at night
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Jennifer_j
Nov 12, 2023
Family star gazing - Fun night under the Milky Way for me and my city kids! Entertaining and educational. The hour trip through Zion at dusk was beautiful. They have a restaurant too to enjoy beforehand
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Cassie
Nov 4, 2023
Super informative and friendly evening with the night skies - Dylan was a wealth of information about the night skies. It was awesome to just lay back and contemplate the universe for a while. The supplied blankets were also very welcome. It was great to be able to look at the planets through the telescope at the end too.
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T5244majoshual
Nov 14, 2023
Ok, but not worth the money. - The stars were beautiful, but the adventure could be done without the price tag. The hot chocolate was just packaged Swiss miss and it was very cold. Plus the guide spent a long time on satellites instead of constellations.
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Betty
May 14, 2024
Less favorite trip - Guide needed to have a microphone. He was knowledgeable but his voice did not carry too well.That’s all I have to say about that.
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Sari_l
May 2, 2024
Beautiful night, horrible group - This could have been a fabulous experience for my kids, had our group not been filled with a horrendously behaved group of teenagers and their equally horrendously behaved parents. They completely ruined the experience for me and my family. Our guide was incredibly sweet, though she admitted it was her first time and she was using an app. However, she was unable to control the group at all and it was just incredibly unpleasant. If the groups are going to be as large as they are, stronger leadership is needed. Also note that if you are not staying on the east side of the park, this is going to be an incredibly unpleasant drive in the dark!
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Fsugreen
Apr 30, 2024
Not prepared for the driving conditions - By the time we got through the park and all the switchbacks, I was terrified. All I could think of was we had to drive back in the pitch black sky. The place we had to drive to was way out in the middle of absolute nowhere and the roads were not marked very well. Again, I was terrified by the time I got to the place and all my husband could do was cancel so that we could start to drive back and the last little bit of light that we had. I was up all night with stress headache. I’m sure we won’t get a refund but we should have been warned about hazardous driving conditions. I would not recommend this trip for anyone who does not like to drive scary mountain passes with 23 switchbacks and my long tunnels in the dark.
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Trip44503762132
Apr 23, 2024
Didn’t measure up - The moon was full so def not their fault but the information was sporadic and not anything interesting. Was expecting more
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455vinays
Apr 9, 2024
Could not attend - I was late by 5 mins after driving at night in wilderness for 60 mins and tour left us without any information, had to drive back again disappointed.
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Mexicotrouble
Nov 8, 2023
Unable to go - We weren't able to go and when I called, I wasn't able to get any money back. There were four of us.
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