Leeds RV Park & Motel, Leeds, Utah

  We didn't start out with this park as a destination, but after canceling our week in Yellowstone, we moved things around to stay a couple of days in Leeds so we could visit Zion National Park.  As the weather got really cold while visiting Bryce, we decided to add another day just to get some warmer weather.  This gave us two days to visit Zion, one to go into the park and use the shuttle to follow the Virgin River up the canyon stopping to hike the trails along the way.  The second we followed Route 9 through the tunnels to the other end of the park, seeing a whole different section of the park that can't be seen from the shuttle.  My only issue with the park is the number of people, but I guess that's a good thing.  The last stop on the shuttle offers a short paved trail up the river to the start of the Narrows.  I think that everyone who visits the park takes this hike, or so it seems.  The Narrows is something I would like to hike in the future.  It is a trail up the middle of the river through the narrow canyon.  There is a rental place at the park's entrance to rent waterproof gear to make the hike.

     As for the park itself, it was truly one of the nicest parks that we've visited.  All the sites have shade, full hookups, a concrete patio, and picnic table.  There are grass park areas for tenters and picnickers.  The owners were very helpful in accommodating our reservation change in making sure that we didn't have to change sites after our last minute decision to come a day early.  Although the park wasn't in either of our membership campgrounds, it is one that we'll visit again in the future.

     The best part about the park was the people we met while there.  In our short time there we met five other couples.  Four of which we shared an evening of libation and laughs.  Somehow we always meet the nicest people on our last day in a park.  We're looking forward to running into our new friends in the future.