Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA
Bryce Canyon is one of Utah's amazing national parks, with terrific vistas and incredible walks. You can learn a lot about yourself staring into Bryce Amphitheater. Visions of a boiling crater filled with lava? Or when their is snow white head sentinels guarding the way. Claron Formation’s variously dense, variously iron-rich layers of mud-, silt- and limestone, cut up by water and frost in an 800-foot cross section of the Paunsaugunt Plateau that lays bare the geologic record since the last dinosaurs roamed the wilds of Bryce Canyon.
The walks wander both below in the canyon below and the cliff tops above providing a unique and contrasting experience.
At an altitude of 2773 meters Bryce is well known for plenty of snow, and the long winter spell that can last through to April. The park is all weather area and the accessible in winter, but check to ensure the lower canyon paths are accessible. You will need good quality hiking boots with good cold weather grip and plenty of warm clothes.
Getting there
The drive from St George, Utah is about 3 hours. We recommend you use St George as you base for visiting Southern Utah. The Highlighted route also takes you close by the beautiful Zion National Park.
Take the Veterans Memorial Highway (Highway 15) north out of St George. Take Exit 16 onto UT 9 through Harrisburg Junction. Follow UT 9 until you reach Mt Carmel Junction, about 90 kilometers.Turn left onto UT 89 and follow the road north for about 70 kilometers. Turn right onto UT-12 E and follow this road for about 22 Kilometers. Then at the Bryce Canyon Resort turn right onto UT-63 S and follow this road for about 5 kilometers.
For the adventurous, we recommend the drive back via Cedar City through the Dixie National Forrest, but check the road conditions as they do close the road in winter time.
Getting to St George, you have a number of options. Driving from the following cities is easy and the roads are great summer or winter. From Salt Lake City, Utah - 4 1/2 hours, from Las Vegas, Nevada - 2 hours.
You can also fly into St George, Utah.