Grand Staircase National Park Utah

Scenic byway 12 or on highway 89.

Grand staircase national park utah. The allure of the grand staircase region the bulk of which is contained in the grand staircaseescalante national monument is phenomenal. Many travelers to. Sun drenched utah backcountry spreads out well beyond the visible horizon from the road whether youre traveling along the the all american road. Deep within this vast and austere landscape the anasazi and fremont cultures made contact in the period ad 950 1100 leaving behind rock art panels occupation sites campsites and granaries.

It was the last to be mapped in the contiguous united states. Attractions near grand staircase escalante national monument. Highlights include kodachrome basin state park and the fascinating formations along the rugged and unpaved cottonwood canyon road. 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 escalante national monument flickr album the monument is an outstanding biological resource spanning five life zones from low lying desert to coniferous forest. 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 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. 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.