Timber Creek Overlook Trail Kolob Canyons Zion National Park

Timber Creek Overlook Trail – Kolob Canyons Zion National Park



The Trek Details

The Trek in a snapshot

Location: Kolob Canyons - Zion National Park, Utah
Managing Agency: Zion National Park
Pets: Not allowed
Fees: Entrance fees
Restrooms: Outhouse style. At trailhead
Camping: Not allowed on this trail
Trail Condition: Good dirt trail with some stairs
Distance: 1 mile roundtrip
Time Required: 1+ hour
Sights: Kolob Canyons, Timber Creek
Best Season: Summer, fall
Water Info: Bring a bottle of water if needed
Parking Elevation: 6178 ft
Summit Elevation: 6326 ft
Elevation Difference: 148 ft
Trek Planner Maps

Trail Map

GPS Coordinates

Trailhead: 37.43535, -113.20201
Timber Creek Overlook: 37.42808, -113.20397

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The Trail

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The hike to the Timber Creek Overlook is 1/2 mile making this entire hike only 1 mile roundtrip.  It was really easy and didn’t gain too much in elevation while it goes in a south direction for the entire hike.

The trail begins at a large parking lot where are there plenty of parking slots for your RV, car or truck.  There are also pit style toilets and a few picnic tables here too.

Even just from the parking lot you already have great views of the giant sandstone mountains on the other side of the canyon.

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The trail winds around juniper and scrub oak trees as you make your way to the overlook.

Timber Creek Overlook Trail



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The views this hike offers are worth the short trek.

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Along the way we found this tarantula spider in the middle of our path.   We stopped to take a few pictures.

Keep going and you will come to the overlook which isn’t too much farther.Timber Creek Overlook Trail


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The overlook looks over Timber Creek and the entire valley below you.  If you look closely near the valley floor you can see the trail which leads to Kolob Arch which is one of the longest arches in the world.

Timber Creek Overlook Trail

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Timber Creek Overlook Trail

Personal Thoughts

Personal Thoughts

While driving home one Sunday afternoon, we took a detour to Kolob Canyons. Since this was my first time to visit Kolob Canyons I wanted to at least do one short hike to get a better feel for the area. The Timber Creek Overlook Trail was a great short trail that would be great for people of all ages and you could do it in less than an hour.

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IrishCream

Beautiful desert!!

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