Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort Blog

Learn More about Zion Ponderosa on the East Side of Zion National Park

May 12, 2014
Our Zion Ragnar Photo Competition winner has been selected! Jonathan, a Ragnar participant from Utah,  will enjoy two complimentary nights in one of our cabin suites for up to six people. His picture was selected out of many submitted pictures based on how well it captured the Zion Ragnar trail relay experience held this year at Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort.

Competition Winner

April 29, 2014
We were thrilled to host the third annual Ragnar Trail Relay here last weekend and want to announce our Ragnar Photo Competition. All Ragnar participants are invited to post their pictures from last weekend on Instagram with the hashtag #ZionPonderosa for a chance to win. The competition will run from April 29th-May 5th, 2014. A winner will be selected and

Photo Competition: Capturing the Ragnar Experience

April 26, 2014
For the third consecutive year Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort has been the host to a Ragnar Trail Relay.   Last year’s event drew 1,600 runners and this year’s event brought 2,800+.  These images and the video were from yesterday, and the weather changed overnight, so today weather wasn’t what was hoped for. Ragnar event coordinators indicated that this was the

2014 Ragnar Trail Relay at Zion Ponderosa

January 24, 2014
Wellness Retreats in Zion National Park Recently we announced that Zion Ponderosa would be offering two week-long Wellness Retreats in 2014. This new press release provides more details that are suitable for re-posting and publication.  WellnessRetreat-May2014-ZionPonderosa.  <—Press here for PDF. For Immediate Release (also see PDF file above) Get Away To Get Well Zion National Park, Utah – January 2014

Zion Wellness Retreat – Interest Growing

December 26, 2013
Recently we’ve hosted some blogging professionals at Zion Ponderosa.  At least one of those blogging experts, writing on behalf of Mom It Forward, has had some nice things to say about Zion Ponderosa, Zion National Park, and the rest of the region that surrounds us.  We thought you’d be interested in reading some of what Jamie Moesser has written.  Click

Blog Posts About Zion Ponderosa

November 8, 2013
Conner Weller, a 15 year-old scout from Oregon, has a received a national scouting award for his efforts in helping to put out an emerging forest fire near Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort this past summer. While camping in the area with his troop Conner noticed the fire that had engulfed a tree and some area around it. He immediately went

Scouts Put Out Fire Near Zion National Park

October 14, 2013
By now the word should be becoming more wide-spread that Utah government officials negotiated a deal with the federal government to pay the bill to re-open the national parks.  The agreement is to fund parks and monuments for at least 10 days, and it seems clear that Utah won’t let the parks close again while the federal government wrestles with

All Utah National Parks – OPEN!

September 30, 2013
Recently we hosted a photographer by the name of Hillary Fox at Zion Ponderosa.   She spent some time shooting some excellent photos of our facilities and our setting, and she also provided her perspective of her experience on various social media outlets. Enjoy some of the photographs below and links to the publicity: Read these posts about Zion Ponderosa

Recent Photographs and Publicity