Gary Leverett

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USA Near Checkerboard Mesa

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The east side of Zion National Park offers endless photo opportunities including several short but picturesque slot canyons, hoodoos, and swirling sandstone and is far less crowded than Zion Canyon.

Photography Tips

This is a good spot any time day or night. I used the light from a miniature battery powered lantern to illuminate the foreground in this photo.

Travel Information

From the Checkerboard Mesa parking lot near the east entrance to Zion National Park, drive west 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the paved pullout on the right. Make your way north, crossing the (normally) dry Pine Creek and walk up the spine of sandstone to a group of sandstone pillars, which you can see from the road.

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor Just a few people

Best Timing Blue hour/nighttime

Sunrise & Sunset 06:49 - 20:11 | current local time: 16:49

Photo Themes Night Skies

Locations Zion National Park

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