Zion Opening Day Poster Vista facing west

facing west

the Redwood Highway opened

000 vehicles pass over it every day

visitors came to enjoy the rewarding view of the harbor and the ocean

The novelty of the tunnel drew hundreds of thousands of visitors

Zion Opening Day Poster Vista facing westProduct Details 14 x 22 poster Interpretive Copy Six women, five who were students from the University of Utah, ceremoniously opened Zions first tourist season as a national park on May 15, 1920. The previous tourist season ended before Zion was officially declared Utahs first national park in November 1919. 3,692 people visited Zion National Park during its first season compared to over 3 million a year today.