Day Hiking Trails: Video of Zion N.P.’s Emerald Pools

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Video of Zion N.P.’s Emerald Pools

Day hikers can enjoy a natural hanging gardens in the desert on the Emerald Pools Trails in Zion National Park.

A combination of paths meander 2.4 miles through a desert oasis in which waterfalls over red sandstone support a lush array of vegetation around three pools. Among the plants are ferns, mosses and a variety of flowers, but even fragrant juniper, oak, pinyon, cottonwood and boxelder trees can be spotted in alcoves and notches.

Here’s a video of the Emerald Pools:

Also see:
• Article more fully describing the trail

Learn more about national park day hiking trails in my Best Sights to See at America’s National Parks guidebook.

Meet the Author

My name is Rob Bignell. I'm a long-time hiker, journalist and editor. My son Kieran and I have been hiking together for the past decade. Before Kieran, I taught middle school students in New Mexico and Wisconsin, served as an infantryman in the Army National Guard, and worked in newspapers. I've won several journalism awards, from editorial writing to sports reporting. In 2001, The Prescott Journal, which I served as managing editor of, was named Wisconsin’s Weekly Newspaper of the Year. Currently I own and operate an online editing business, Inventing Reality Editing Service. After spending several years in Southern California, my son and I now live in Wisconsin on the scenic Red Cedar River.