East Zion Stargazing Tour: Explore Utah's Milky Way

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Utah’s Milky Way on our East Zion Stargazing Tour. Learn about constellations, gaze at the crystal-clear night sky, and even see shooting stars through our powerful telescope. Bundle up for a magical experience in the cold fall and winter months!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zion National Park - Zion National Park is a dark sky area, allowing for an incredible stargazing experience. This tour takes place just outside the eastern border of the national park, elevated above the surrounding communities.
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee included
Additional Information

Experience the Milky Way in Utah as never before. Our expert guides will assist you in understanding constellations while observing the impeccable night sky. Post guidance, you’ll also have the chance to view the stars via our high-magnification telescope. Lucky groups often get to see a meteor in its transient existence!
During autumn and winter, brace…

Location
Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort
Twin Knolls Road
Please check in at the desk in our recreation barn. The barn is the tall building behind the main lodge at Zion Ponderosa.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Colleen_s
Sep 28, 2025
Amazing evening - Guides are great, friendly and very helpful. Laying down and watching the stars and Milky Way was an experience I’ll never forget. It was a nice way to recharge my brain and stop thinking about everything, but to just relax and gaze at the sky.
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641waynek
Sep 25, 2025
Sunset, S’mores, and Stargazing tour - excellent experience - 9/24/2025 - went on the Sunset, S’mores, and Stargazing tour with Han Stephen’s as our guide. This was an amazing experience. My wife and I learned a lot about stars, planets, zodiac and mythology. Han was very knowledgeable about the content he shared with the group. Seen and heard things I never knew about before. Excellent tour. Thank you very much.
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O9456arerinm
Sep 23, 2025
Fun, easy-going opportunity to stargaze! - This was a low-key, really fun evening of stargazing. The host was excellent with all of the questions that children ask.
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687sps
Sep 11, 2025
Do this tour, you won't regret it! - Oliver was an amazing guide! So knowledgeable and very accommodating to all our wishes. We had a wonderful time on this tour and highly recommend it.
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X7141kqscottb
Aug 20, 2025
A great night of stargazing - Great experience! Hon S was a fantastic host and guide. The tour combined so many fun aspects in one program….Jeep tour, campfire & s’mores, geology, grand view of the sunset, and finally stargazing. Hon was quite knowledgeable and the telescope he provided showed some great close-up views of star clusters, planets, etc…. We had a perfect night, too, with crystal clear skies. Highly recommend!
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Quest12166587311
Aug 16, 2025
Amazing Nighttime tour w Hon Stephens! - This was such an amazing experience! The ride up the canyon was so much fun, and we caught the most breathtaking sunset on our last day at Zion. There was significant cloud coverage but the view overlooking the canyon in the night was still breathtaking, I can't even imagine how good it would be on a clear night, we will be back to see. We loved our tour guide and new friend Hon. His depth of knowledge and connection to the history of the area and the resort was so moving and on top of that he was so much fun! Our girls loved it! Highly recommend.
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426rachellez
Aug 7, 2025
Beautiful tour - Very lovely experience. Michael was very knowledgeable about astronomy and provided hot chocolate or apple cider and blankets and chairs to make the experience that much better
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Arlenem930
Jul 27, 2025
Great memorable experience and awesome staff! - Mike was very knowledgeable and weaved a beautiful story about the stars that my kids and I enjoyed (even the 2 year old was enthralled.) The experience was definitely something, I personally never saw so many stars in my life. Afterward they were so nice to help us get back bec the kids just wanted to sleep and Kat was super kind to stop when we ran into a deer family so we can enjoy it for a moment.
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S6419zamarkw
Jul 27, 2025
10/10 - I’ve never seen stars so clearly with my naked eye, it was incredible. Our guide Mike was extremely knowledgeable when explaining constellations and the stories behind them. Would definitely recommend.
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Roving24000146224
Aug 10, 2025
Cancelled on us last minute - I called an hour before the trip to confirm the directions and the lady who answered kindly explained everything.. then as soon as we get there they canceled on us because of the clouds. We drove over an hour through those dark and confusing roads just to get a cancellations 25 minutes before the reservation time. So unfair. Mind you there’s NO service for more than 80% of the drive so I didn’t even receive the email until we got there..At least we were given a refund but to cancel on people that close to the reservation time is unacceptable.
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From $22
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).