A new visitor center is coming to Zion’s east side. Will it help alleviate the crowds?

The Zion National Park Discovery Center will connect visitors with the land and communities on the park’s less visited east side.

A stone and wood building under construction rises in front of a brown dirt field. Construction equipment sits in the foreground.

(Brooke Larsen | The Salt Lake Tribune) Construction on the Zion National Park Discovery Center continues in East Zion on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

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