---
id: "2277"
name: Kolob Reservoir Road Scenic Backway
distance: "48.3"
duration: 2 hours to drive, 1 to 2 days to explore
description: This backway covers the area from U-9 at Virgin, north to U-14 six miles east of Cedar City. It takes visitors  through grassy meadows to ascend the red and white sandstone ledges of Zion National Park.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/us/utah/kolob-reservoir-road
    name: AllTrails
  - url: https://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/zion/kolob_reservoir.html
    name: The American Southwest
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/utah/kolob-reservoir-scenic-road.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
  - url: https://itiswild.com/kolob-terrace-road-guide-to-the-quietest-part-of-zion/
    name: Wild!
attractions:
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/visit/c-overlook
    name: C Overlook
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/dixie
    name: Dixie National Forest
  - url: https://www.summitpost.org/hop-valley-trail/717362
    name: Hop Valley Trail
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/visit/kolob-creek-wild-and-scenic-river
    name: Kolob Creek Wild and Scenic River
  - url: https://dwrapps.utah.gov/fishing/fStart?NA=Kolob%20Reservoir%20(Blue%20Ribbon)
    name: Kolob Reservoir
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/visit/lambs-knoll-climbing-site
    name: Lambs Knoll Climbing Site
  - url: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10138237
    name: Lava Point Campground
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/places/lava-point-overlook.htm
    name: Lava Point Overlook
  - url: https://www.americansouthwest.net/slot_canyons/pole-canyon/index.html
    name: Pole Canyon
  - url: https://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/zion/right-fork-of-north-creek.html
    name: Right Fork of North Creek Trail
  - url: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/the-subway-trail
    name: Subway Bottom Up Hiking Route
  - url: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/left-fork-subway-canyoneering-route
    name: Subway Top Down Canyoneering Route
  - url: https://virgin.utah.gov/181/Parks-and-Recreation
    name: Virgin
  - url: https://www.summitpost.org/west-rim-trail/867030
    name: West Rim Trail
  - url: https://www.summitpost.org/wildcat-canyon-trail/721751
    name: Wildcat Canyon Trail
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm
    name: Zion National Park
designations:
  - Utah State Scenic Backway
states:
  - UT
ll:
  - -113.18602582659186
  - 37.203701543403525
bounds:
  - - -113.18872421615785
    - 37.20103105294719
  - - -112.98648
    - 37.65325

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This backway covers the area from U-9 at Virgin, north to U-14 six miles east of Cedar City. It takes visitors through grassy meadows to ascend the red and white sandstone ledges of Zion National Park. It provides a view of the west side of the Park not available in any other location.

Kolob Reservoir at 8,000 feet provides fishing and summer recreation. From the top of Kolob Terrace the red-walled mesas of the Kolob Canyons section of Zion are prominent. As the backway nears its end (heading north), the northern portions of the drive are thickly forested with aspen and evergreen.