Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Here are some tips for visiting Zion National Park in a EV and charging your EV in the park

About Zion

Utah’s first national park, it is the most visited national parks. This vast national park offers trails, climbing, camping & more

Zion Canyon Visitor Center has 2 J-1772 plugs. To use, purchase a $5 charging code at the Zion National Park Forever Project bookstore inside the visitor centers.
Zion National Park Lodge has 2 J-1772 plugs. These are available for hotel guests for free. These chargers are at the far end of the parking lot, so less likely to be ICEd 🙂
Watchman Campground has electrical hookups (TT-30 and NEMA-14-50). $18 / night (as of Nov 2022) to reserve a spot.
On the east side of the park, charging is available in Kanab, just over 30 minutes from the park’s east entrance. The Kanab City Administration building has 125kw CHAdeMO and CCS/SAE chargers and J-1772 Level 2 chargers.
Several hotels and RV parks in town also offer J-1772 and Tesla destination chargers.
Chargefinder
Plugshare

If you want to reserve a spot in the Watchman Campground, remember, this is a popular campground and fills up pretty fast. Reservations are required year around. Reserve early at Recreation.gov. All sites include a place for a tent or RV, a picnic table, and access to a fire ring.
Try to reserve NEMA 14-50 site at the campground. It charges much faster than TT-30 plug.
See our guide and video about charging EV at the campsites
Remember to bring a portable L2 charger and adapters. See what you need in our guide.

Charging map

Leave your EV charging. Take the Zion shuttle to visit attractions inside the park. No need to worry about parking or traffic
Watchman trail goes by visitor center and Watchman campground. Here are some guides
- https://jameskaiser.com/zion/hiking/watchman-trail/