Grand Staircase Monument Utah

Grand staircase escalante national monument a delaware sized museum of sedimentary erosion that walks you down through a 200 million year old staircase of animals thats us minerals and vegetables aka the longest slowest front porch ever.

Grand staircase monument utah. Attractions near grand staircase escalante national monument. The grand staircaseescalante national monument gsenm is a united states national monument originally designated in 1996 as 1880461 acres 7610 km 2 of protected land in southern utahin 2017 the monuments size was reduced by a succeeding presidential proclamationthe land is among the most remote in the country. Grand staircase is the westernmost section of the monument and is most easily accessed from tropic cannonville or henrieville near kodachrome basin state park on highway 12also known as scenic byway 12 and kanab or big water on us. Highway 12 is a way to experience much of the raw beauty of utah.

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. The allure of the grand staircase region the bulk of which is contained in the grand staircaseescalante national monument is phenomenal. View all attractions near grand staircase escalante national monument on tripadvisor. The grand staircase drive on highway 12 is awe inspiring if you are driving thru utah but dont have time to spend several hours or days at the national parks in utah.

This area boasts a mixture of c olorful sandstone cliffs soaring. It was the last to be mapped in the contiguous united states.