Utah/Arizona

Rafting, Hiking & Horses: Zion National Park With Your Family

Program No. 20966RJ
Get a new perspective on Utah and Arizona’s national parks with your family as you hike, climb and horseback ride, learning the unique story of these beautiful places.

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Age 8 - 17
ROOMING OPTION PRICING
The figures below indicate the rooming options available.
DATES
Jun 10 - Jun 16, 2024
Per Adult
2,699
Per Child
1,599
Jun 10 - Jun 16, 2024
2,699
/ Adult
1,599
/ Child
2,699
/ Adult
1,599
/ Child
3,199
/ Adult
1,599
/ Child
Jun 24 - Jun 30, 2024
Per Adult
2,699
Per Child
1,599
Jun 24 - Jun 30, 2024
2,699
/ Adult
1,599
/ Child
2,699
/ Adult
1,599
/ Child
3,199
/ Adult
1,599
/ Child
Jul 22 - Jul 28, 2024
Per Adult
2,699
Per Child
1,599
Jul 22 - Jul 28, 2024
2,699
/ Adult
1,599
/ Child
2,699
/ Adult
1,599
/ Child
3,199
/ Adult
1,599
/ Child
Full Inventory
Jun 9 - Jun 15, 2025
Per Adult
2,749
Per Child
1,649
Jun 9 - Jun 15, 2025
2,749
/ Adult
1,649
/ Child
2,749
/ Adult
1,649
/ Child
3,299
/ Adult
1,649
/ Child
Full Inventory
Jun 23 - Jun 29, 2025
Per Adult
2,749
Per Child
1,649
Jun 23 - Jun 29, 2025
2,749
/ Adult
1,649
/ Child
2,749
/ Adult
1,649
/ Child
3,299
/ Adult
1,649
/ Child
Full Inventory
Jul 7 - Jul 13, 2025
Per Adult
2,749
Per Child
1,649
Jul 7 - Jul 13, 2025
2,749
/ Adult
1,649
/ Child
2,749
/ Adult
1,649
/ Child
3,299
/ Adult
1,649
/ Child

At a Glance

Rafting down the Colorado River. Hiking through Antelope Canyon and Zion National Park. Horseback riding and much more at Zion Ponderosa Ranch. Join in the ultimate family adventure as you discover the history and science behind the natural wonders of Arizona and Utah! Hike to the sandstone formations of Snow Canyon and Antelope Canyon, and join a falconer for a meeting with some of his closest feathered friends. Enjoy special opportunities to meet members of the local Navajo/Diné community and taste a "Navajo taco." At the Zion Ponderosa Ranch, try your hand at skeet shooting and other great activities — then enjoy s’mores around the campfire!
Activity Level
Keep the Pace
Hiking up to 2-3 miles; optional activities include rock climbing, paint ball, skeet shooting, horse back riding. Elevations of 5,500 feet.
Family Programs
Family Programs
Share your love of learning with your family. These programs are designed for any combination of generations: grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents and children.

What You'll Learn

  • Enjoy all kinds of adventures at Zion Ponderosa Ranch, like horseback riding, paint ball, jeep tour and much more!
  • In Zion National Park, hike on the Pa’rus trail which runs along the Virgin River. Watch for mule deer and wild flowers as you take in the magnificent sandstone cliffs.
  • Take a flat water float trip down the mighty Colorado River; then explore the swirly and striped beauty of Antelope Canyon—the most photographed slot canyon of the desert Southwest.

General Notes

This is a Family program for participants, their adult children and grandchildren ages 8 and up.
Featured Expert
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Martin Tyner
At the age of 19, Martin Tyner was hired as curator of birds of prey at Busch Gardens, Calif., and was soon working in the movie industry as a trainer of big cats, elephants, primates, sea mammals and raptors. He is the founder of the Southwest Wildlife Foundation, a non-profit wildlife rescue and environmental education organization. With the help of his Golden Eagle, Bud, they received a donation of 22.6 acres of property for the development of a permanent wildlife rescue facility in Utah.

Please note: This expert may not be available for every date of this program.

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Darrell McMahon has worked in natural resource management for more than four decades and has extensive experience as a wildlife and habitat biologist, entomologist and botanist. Darrell has spent many years hiking thousands of miles through this wild landscape and has pinned his soul in the high plateaus and deep canyons of the desert southwest. Darrell has discovered many secret places in the desert southwest and loves to share these places and his knowledge with his best friends and Road Scholar participants.
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Janice Hayden moved to St. George, Utah to work as a field geologist for the Utah Geological Survey after working as an oil and gas exploration geologist. For 20 years, Janice mapped eighteen 7-½-minute quadrangles of southwest Utah that delineate geological formations, structures, soils, water resources, mineral deposits, and geologic hazards. She is now full-time faculty at Utah Tech University and frequently leads local geology field trips as well as field trips to Utah's national parks.
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Martin Tyner View biography
At the age of 19, Martin Tyner was hired as curator of birds of prey at Busch Gardens, Calif., and was soon working in the movie industry as a trainer of big cats, elephants, primates, sea mammals and raptors. He is the founder of the Southwest Wildlife Foundation, a non-profit wildlife rescue and environmental education organization. With the help of his Golden Eagle, Bud, they received a donation of 22.6 acres of property for the development of a permanent wildlife rescue facility in Utah.
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Paula McMahon has spent a lifetime camping, hiking, backpacking and canoeing in the mountains and deserts of the American West. She feels honored to share her love and passion for these special places with participants on Road Scholar programs, which she has been doing for almost a decade. Paula has also worked for 18 years as an educational paraprofessional with autistic and deaf children and is a sign language (ASL) interpreter.
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