BRYCE CANYON - UTAH: Incredible Rock And Sandstone Formations

Utah is home to many incredible national parks, including Bryce Canyon National Park. Bryce Canyon is full of bizarre rock formations, stunning sunrises, beautiful sandstone pillars, and incredible hiking trails. It has such a unique landscape that sets it apart from all the other parks in Utah, and I definitely think Bryce Canyon is underrated.
Bryce Canyon is one of southern Utah’s numerous national parks, about equal distance from Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. It’s conveniently located near some of Utah’s most incredible destinations, like Zion National Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which makes Utah pretty much the perfect road trip area!
Things to do:
VISITOR CENTER:
If vou arrive in Bryce Canvon after 8 am.
make this your first stop. Pick up a free map of the park, discuss your plans with the park rangers, and shop for souvenirs, if you wish.
GO HIKING:
Bryce is filled with short, incredibly scenic trails. The most popular trail is the Queens Garden Trail. but there are several other great trails to explore as well.
ENJOY THE VIEW:
The main part of Bryce is shaped like an amphitheater. The viewpoints are along the upper rim of the amphitheater, looking down into the valley of hoodoos, forests, and hiking trails.
You can walk the Rim Trail to these
viewpoints, or drive or take a shuttle to each of them, depending on your preference.
The viewpoints we recommend are
Sunrise Point, Sunset Point, Inspiration Point, and Bryce Point.
SUNSET POINT:
Park in the large parking lot labeled for Sunset Point. Enjoy the view!
SUNRISE POINT:
From sunset point, walk north on the Rim Trail, towards Sunrise Point. This is a flat, easy to walk trail with an awesome view over Bryce.
QUEENS GARDEN/NAVAJO LOOPTRAIL:
After taking in the view from Sunrise Point, it's time to go hiking. The Queens Garden Trail descends down into the valley amidst a garden of hoodoos and rock formations. It's a gorgeous, relatively easy walk, perfect for all ages and ability levels.
After walking the Queens Garden Trail, you can turn around and retrace your steps back to Sunrise Point. But we recommend hiking further. At the end of the Queens Garden Trail, follow signs to the Navajo Loop Trail.
This part of the trail is mostly flat and takes you through a forest, a different landscape than the world of hoodoos.
The Navajo Loop Trail ascends back up to the rim. It's a bit strenuous but the views along the way are magnificent.
INSPIRATION POINT:
Hop back into your car and drive the short distance to Inspiration Point. Now that's a lot of hoodoos!
There are two viewpoints at inspiration
Point. Right next to the parking lot is the first view. This one is good, but walk uphill for about 5 minutes to upper Inspiration Point. It's worth the walk and this may be the best view in park.
BRYCE POINT:
A little further down the road is Bryce Point.
The view is similar to Inspiration Point.
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