Grand Staircase Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce canyon villas are a short 10 miles from kodachrome state park just 15 minutes down the road with beautiful views and hiking trails.
Grand staircase bryce canyon national park. We are conveniently located between bryce canyon national park and kodachrome state park with the grand staircase national monument visitor center just 12 block away. Grand staircase escalante national monument in bryce canyon national park 59 miles e of bryce canyon national park to the town of escalante covering almost 19 million acres this vast area of red orange canyons mesas plateaus and river valleys is known for its stark rugged beauty. In the 1870s geologist clarence dutton first conceptualized this region as a huge stairway ascending out of the bottom of the grand canyon northward with the cliff edge of each layer forming giant steps. So called for the series of plateaus that descend from bryce canyon south toward the grand canyon marked by vertical drops at the pink cliffs grey cliffs white cliffs vermillion cliffs and chocolate cliffs.
Our bryce canyon hotel is located in bryce canyons backyard and nestled between beautiful sandstone vistas that color the surrounding areas with reds oranges and yellows. This area boasts a mixture of c olorful sandstone cliffs soaring. The three units of the national monument are escalante canyon kaiparowits and grand staircase. The grand staircase is an immense sequence of sedimentary rock layers that stretch south from bryce canyon national park and grand staircase escalante national monument through zion national park and into the grand canyon national park.
Hi fellow travelers my friend and i are planning to visit bryce canyon this mid march well be there 3 or 4 days and thinking to stop by at the grand staircase escalantewe both dont hike that much but we could handle moderate hiking or about 2hours hiking roundtrip. The allure of the grand staircase region the bulk of which is contained in the grand staircaseescalante national monument is phenomenal. Many visitors to bryce canyon national park and the grand staircase prefer our more economical cabins and our clear bright star gazing nights. This entire area of southern utah is famous for beautiful star.
The grand staircase is an immense sequence of sedimentary rock layers that stretch south from bryce canyon national park through zion national park and into the grand canyon. 001 mi escalante interagency visitor center 049 mi utah canyon outdoors 040 mi hole in the rock escalante heritage center 095 mi excursions of escalante 076 mi high adventure. Sun drenched utah backcountry spreads out well beyond the visible horizon from the road whether youre traveling along the the all american road.