Arrived in zion park east entrance around 4pm. Quickly learned from the entrance ranger that our trailer was oversized width and we would have to pay the $15 fee to allow a one way traffic flow thru the tunnel. So now we know the rpod is 96″ wide, just 2″ over the tunnel width limit here.
Successfully made it thru the tunnel and the switchbacks down into Springdale, which is just outside the south entrance. Nice town, but pretty crowded. Looked up a couple free campsites, but after further research found that most were closed due to flooding back in 2010. Referred back to my notes from a conversation I had with Lou and Cindy. They were a friendly couple whom we met back in chaco canyon. They are fellow Rpoders. Kolob terrace road was their recommendation, so we drove up it.
Noticed a few possibilities for camping, but nothing great along the way. No free camping allowed in the park boundaries.. drove all the way up to kolob reservoir at 8100 ft. Found a nice spot on a hill overlooking the lake.
Couple guys in a offroad buggy pulled up to check out the rpod. One guy had just been in fort myers, florida to visit his mom. Still amazing how small the world can be sometimes.
Plan to spend a couple days hiking around the area and trying my luck at Utah fishing. Noticed a bunch of trout in the lake.
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