This trail is a half-mile round-trip with a moderately steep climb. The path is very nice and well traveled due to its popularity and short length. Weeping Rock itself is an alcove cut by water into the cliff. Water seeps from the cliff and falls like tears, forming a curtain across the front of the alcove. Hanging gardens of delicate plants cling to the cliff face. The trail leads into the alcove, behind the curtain of water, where it is cool even on the hottest summer day.
Where does the "weeping" come from?
Continuously, water coming from above where Echo Canyon is located, "weeps" out of the alcove. Sections of Echo Canyon can be seen along the Observation Point and East Rim trails. An impermeable shale makes up the floor of the slot canyon that prevents water from absorbing into the ground and forces it to find a place it can penetrate, such as at Weeping Rock. This is not a quick process at all - the water has been in the rocks for a very long time until it “weeps” out at places like Weeping Rock.
Directions
Take the Zion Canyon shuttle and exit at "Weeping Rock".
