Kolob Arch Overnight itinerary
Every published mile marker on the Kolob Arch Overnight route, in order, with the distance and elevation change between each one — and which permit each stretch needs. To watch dates and set alerts, go to the La Verkin Creek / Kolob Arch Overnight permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Kolob Arch Overnight. One reservation is an ordered sequence of nights at named sites, issued by reservation.
- Stops mapped
- 9
- Across the markers
- 7.5 mi
- Published route length
- 14 mi
- Published ascent
- 950 ft
How long it takes: 1-2 nights. That is the figure the permit publishes — this page does not divide the route into days, because no source records which stop you sleep at.
The stops below are the route's published mile markers, in order, with the elevations recorded against each one.
Distance and elevation change on each leg are the difference between the two published figures either side of it, so the legs are arithmetic on the markers and nothing more.
Adding up only the climbs between markers gives 216 ft, which is a floor rather than the total: anything that rises and falls between two markers is invisible to it.
The Kolob Arch Overnight route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
6,080 ft
Lee Pass Trailhead
Kolob Canyons entrance. Parking and restrooms.
2.0 miles · 480 ft down to Timber Creek
Mile 2.0
5,600 ft
Timber Creek
First water source. Seasonal flow.
1.0 mile · 200 ft down to Shuntavi Butte
Mile 3.0
5,400 ft
Shuntavi Butte
Massive red rock formation towering above trail.
1.0 mile · 200 ft down to La Verkin Creek Junction
Mile 4.0
5,200 ft
La Verkin Creek Junction
Trail meets perennial creek. Water reliable year-round.
0.5 miles · 50 ft down to Campsites 1-7
Mile 4.5
5,150 ft
Campsites 1-7
Lower creek campsites near junction.
1.0 mile · 50 ft down to Beatty Spring
Mile 5.5
5,100 ft
Beatty Spring
Spring and camping area. Zion publishes no flow status for the West Rim springs - check at the Wilderness Desk and carry the full day.
0.5 miles · 116 ft up to Campsites 8-13
Mile 6.0
5,216 ft
Campsites 8-13
Upper creek campsites closer to Kolob Arch.
1.0 mile · 16 ft down to Kolob Arch Viewpoint
Mile 7.0
5,200 ft
Kolob Arch Viewpoint
287-foot natural arch. Spur trail adds 0.5 mile each way.
0.5 miles · 100 ft up to Hop Valley Junction
Mile 7.5
5,300 ft
Hop Valley Junction
Optional loop return via Hop Valley (adds 4 miles).
Getting a Kolob Arch Overnight for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Kolob Arch Overnight dates go fast, and the ones that come back are cancellations — they return to the booking system without warning and are gone again quickly. PermitSnag watches Kolob Arch Overnight around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.