So true! We rented e-bikes on our first day at Zion and that was absolutely the best way to see the park - we were able to go all over, quickly, and stop and gawk at the gorgeous views anytime we wanted. On our second day we used the shuttle to get to the Narrows early - not too crowded, though the shuttle back (around 1:30) was a bit of a mob scene. I would NEVER visit Zion during the summer or any school break, though. There were more than enough people for me the weekend after Labor Day. Next time we’ll aim for late September and a weekday.
I forgot to mention, we stopped at Silver Reef Brewing in St. George on our way back to Vegas - a couple of nice beers (guava sour for me and an amber ale for DH) and a really good burger, fries and pork belly bites. Definitely a better option than the fast food strip.
@sck You may have already seen my trip report from 2020…we enjoyed Oscar’s Cafe for breakfasts and Bit & Spur for dinners. But we tend to go only to sit down-type places, where we can get an adult beverage with our lunches/dinner, so we didn’t consider any quick taco meals.
Yes, there are about a million places in Springdale that offer E-Bike rentals. We stayed at The Lodge at Zion Country (now rebranded as the Red Cliffs Lodge), so we chose a rental outfit that was within easy walking distance of that hotel, Zion Adventure. They offered a discount package if you rented a bike and Narrows gear (water shoes, neoprene socks and walking sticks) and allowed us to pick up our Narrows gear the night before our hike when we dropped off our bikes so we could get on the shuttle to the Narrows asap the following morning - highly recommend them.
In Springdale we had pretty lackluster Chinese at Bamboo (I think they’re the only Chinese place in town) and a couple of overpriced and not very good pastries from Deep Creek Coffee. Good ice cream and other treats at Springdale Candy Company. Those were our only meals there - because we were hiking in the park so much, we ended up eating a lot of trail snacks rather than sit down meals. The leftover pizza from Pizza & Noodle (stored in our hotel mini fridge) came in very handy for that purpose! There really aren’t any “holes in the wall” in Springdale proper as it is very much a tourist hub - for that I think you’ll want to look at some of the small towns you drive through on the way to/from Zion.
