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Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. This hipfig beautiful America Travel Guide
series is for people interested in national parks and the amazing natural
wonders in North America. Bryce Canyon National Park is one of the big five
national parks in the state of Utah and has the largest concentration of hoodoos
What are hoodoos? They're irregular columns of rocks and they have the most in the
whole entire world. Did you know that Bryce Canyon National Park is not just
one Canyon but a group of natural amphitheaters or bowls formed into this
high plateau? Well now you know. In this Bryce Canyon National Park travel guide
we'll show and provide information on entrance into Bryce Canyon National Park,
Bryce Canyon visitor center, Bryce Canyon shuttles, major attractions in Bryce
Canyon, and much more to help you plan your trip. Bryce Canyon National Park is
located at state highway Utah 63 in Bryce near Bryce Canyon City. You can get
to Bryce Canyon National Park from Las Vegas or Salt Lake City. Please use your
GPS from your location. We recommend downloading a map of the area as cell
phone service is spotty in many areas on the way. We drove through Zion National
Park to u.s. highway 89. We continued north on US Highway 89 and then made a
right on Utah 12 Highway east towards Bryce Canyon City
On the way we stopped off at Dixie National Forest Red Canyon visitor
center just off highway 12 enroute to Bryce Canyon National Park. Here you get
your first introduction to the spectacular red sandstone spires and
formations aka hoodoos. FYI the red canyon trail system has many popular
trails like pink ledges, hoodoo, Birdseye, and golden wall, and mountain bike trails
thunder mountain and red canyon bicycle trail as well as miles of atv trails and
paved bicycle trails. We continued on east on Utah 12 Highway and turned right
on Utah 63 highway south towards Bryce Canyon National Park. There are many
signs along the highway and Bryce Canyon National Park was easy to find. Bryce
Canyon City along Highway Utah 63 is the closest town before Bryce Canyon
National Park and is a good place if you're looking for a hotel or restaurant
there are many hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and stores in Bryce Canyon City
also refer to as Bryce on many maps. The main center of town is the historic
ruby's inn . The historic Ruby's Inn is a stop in itself. You'll find a hotel, restaurant
huge gift shop, grocery store, and information center for various tourist
activities. Bryce Canyon National Park is open all
year round and offer shuttles into the park from Bryce Canyon City from
mid-april to September. There is a National Park fee of $35 per car
including all passengers, $30 per motorcycle, or $20 per person walking
biking, or shuttling in above the age of 16. The entrance fee is valid for seven
days from the date of purchase. If you have four or more people 16 and older in
your group it may be worth it for you to buy the $80 America beautiful
interagency Annual Pass which is good for a year for all national parks and
monuments in the United States and especially if you plan to visit the
other national parks and monuments in Utah. Bryce Canyon has instituted a
shuttle system to the Bryce Canyon visitor center and inside the National
Park to reduce carbon emission and traffic congestion. Bryce Canyon National
Park requests that if you're not staying overnight inside the park to leave your
vehicle outside the park area. You can park and board the shuttle at the
shuttle station near ruby's inn on the left side of the road before entering
the park or at Ruby's campground. Parking at these locations are free. There is a
shuttle ticket counter outside the main entrance of ruby's inn. You can also get
shuttle tickets from the kiosk at Ruby's campground or the shuttle parking and
boarding area. The Bryce Canyon shuttle service runs every 15 to 20 minutes from
mid-april to mid-september. Once we got to the entrance gate on Utah Highway 63
we used our interagency National Park pass to enter the park. We received a
newsletter and a map of the park from the Ranger. The Bryce Canyon National
Park visitor center is about one mile inside the park on your right-hand side
from the Bryce Canyon entrance. We found a spot in the parking lot and made our way
to the Bryce Canyon visitor center. The Bryce Canyon visitor center is open from
May through September 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. October and April 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
November through March 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m.. In the visitor center there is
a short informational video shown every half-hourm information on ranger-led
programs, and exhibits of Bryce's complex natural and cultural history
you'll also find restrooms to the left after the entrance, bookstore, and a ranger
your staffed information desk. You can get your backcountry permits at the
information desk if you plan to camp or hike in the backcountry trails. fYI the
Bryce Canyon shuttle stops include outside the entrance at shuttle station
old Bryce Town, Best Western Grand Hotel, Best Western Ruby's Inn and ruby's
campground; and inside the bryce canyon national park at the Bryce Canyon
visitor center, sunset campground, Bryce Point, inspiration point, sunset
campground, sunset point, bryce canyon lodge, sunrise point, Bryce Canyon visitor
center and then back to Ruby's campground. The round trip will take
about 50 minutes to an hour. FYI there's also a free guided shuttle tour to
rainbow point twice a day at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.. Reservations are required
and can be made in person at the shuttle offices at Ruby's inn, Ruby's campground
and the shuttle parking and boarding area or you can call 435-834-5290
435-834-5290 up to seven days in advance. Spaces are
filled on a first-come first-served basis. Since we were staying overnight at
Bryce Canyon we drove through the park and did not take the shuttle. we
drove to the most southern point in Bryce Canyon National Park - rainbow
point first and then back north. There's only one main road in and out of Bryce
Canyon National Park. At Rainbow Point we walked to the southern overlook to yovimpa point
point where you can see area referred to as a Grand Staircase. This section or
steps are named for the main colors of the rock
there's an easy flat point eight mile trail called the Bristlecone loop. There
are access backcountry trails which start here like the riggspring loop trail and
under the rim trail. By the way these require permits. We continued north to
the Natural Bridges which is a roadside stop. By the way the shuttle does not
stop here but you can take the long hike on the Rim Trail to Inspiration Point. At
Natural Bridges you can see the natural arches in Bryce Canyon sculpted by the
erosion of frost wedging and dissolution as well as gravity which pulls down the
weakened pockets of the rock and the center creating the hole or arch. We
continued north to stops at viewpoints like farview point where we were
treated to exquisite views of the pink steps, and the oddly shaped hoodoos carved
by erosion and wind. One of the major must-see attractions and stops is
inspiration point. Here you'll see the inspiring main hoodoo amphitheater
referred to as a silent City. From here you can take the Rim Trail which which
extends south to Bryce point or north to Sunset Point. Warning the cliffs can be
slippery and there are no barriers at some points. Remain on the trails and
behind railings for safety. By the way no matter how cute the animals are please
don't feed them. At Inspiration Point you'll have access to the peekaboo loop
trail which is part of the backcountry under the rim trail and connects to
Bryce Point. From Bryce point if you head south you can hike to rainbow point
Another main stop is Bryce point where you can see the full amphitheater. If you
get here early in the morning this is also a great place to see sunrises due
to the colors of the hoodoos. We continued our trek north to Sunset Point
Sunset Point is the most popular attraction and the busiest stop in this
National Park. Parking is busy in the peak hours you can also take the
shuttle to this spot. Sunset Point is popular because you can see the whole of
the silent city, Bryce canyons most famous hoodoos. The maze of pink hoodoos
on the northern edge and Thor's hammer are very popular attractions here. The
claron formation of hoodoos were formed millions of years ago when limestone
deposits in the freshwater lake known to geologists as lake claron oxidized the
iron minerals which make up the reds, oranges, and yellows of the lower half of
the cliffs. In the sections of limestone where it is purer the color is less
vibrant. From sunset point you have the access to the popular Navajo loop trail
the Navajo loop trail descends from Sunset Point through the slot canyon
named Wall Street it connects to queens garden trail to the rim trail at sunrise
point. Also consider a full moon hike. for more information please check at the
visitor center. please make sure to bring a refillable water bottle, some snacks,
wear appropriate hiking shoes or walking shoes, sunscreen, hat and
sunglasses and of course a camera. There are picnic tables, restrooms,
and drinking water available here at Sunset Point. We recommend at least half
a day in the park if you're not hiking or taking excursions like horseback
riding, camping, or back country hiking. a visit to Bryce Canyon National Park was
inspiring and unique and recommended for the whole entire family. Once we
completed our visit to Bryce Canyon National Park we drove out on Utah
Highway 63 and took a right on Utah Highway 12 junction to drive through the
Grand staircase-escalante national monument to our next destination. The
Grand staircase-escalante national monument is part of the Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area it's a beautiful drive through Utah
highway 12. The grand staircase-escalante national
monument spans the spectacular grand staircase of cliffs and terraces that
Kaiparowits plateau and the Escalante river canyons. This remote area is truly
a showstopper. We stopped by the cannonville Visitor Center at 10 Center
Street cannonville, Utah. It's open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. The cannonville
Visitor Center focuses on human geography. We learned about how geography
affected humans ability to settle on the land and on the 19th century pioneers
and Paiute life related to this area. We also stopped at the Escalante
interagency visitor center. The Escalante interagency visitor center is located at
755 West Main in Escalante. It's open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day but
the main destination of the Grand staircase-escalante monument are the
amazing vistas of the Grand Staircase. The colors of the staircase are so
vibrant and the canyons are cinematic. If you have time we highly recommend
driving through this gorgeous landscape especially if you're traveling from
Bryce Canyon to capitol reef national park or vice-versa
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