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Early trail construction focused on the area adjacent to the Bryce Canyon Lodge between Sunrise Point and Sunset Point. It is believed that what is now the Navajo Loop Trail incorporates sections from 1917, immediately after the National Park Service took over administration from the U.S. Forest Service, and may include some earlier USFS-built paths.
English: Official Bryce Canyon National Park map from the brochure, showing the visitor center, trails, campgrounds, and roads. Date: 2 July 2016: Source:
The park is located in southwestern Utah about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of and 1,000 feet (300 m) higher than Zion National Park. [6] [7]Bryce Canyon National Park lies within the Colorado Plateau geographic province of North America and straddles the southeastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau west of Paunsaugunt Faults (Paunsaugunt is Paiute for "home of the beaver"). [8]
Bryce Canyon is an “otherworldly landscape.” Parts of the park — including sections of the Navajo Loop Trail — are typically closed in winter due to the risk of rockfalls in narrow areas.
Bryce Canyon National Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary throughout 2023. An archival ranger photo shows what the park looked like early on and how little has changed.
Bryce Canyon National Park 37°37′33″N 112°09′23″W / 37.625833°N 112.156389°W / 37.625833; -112.156389 ( Bryce Canyon National Park Scenic Trails Historic Comprises five contiguous trails: Navajo Loop Trail, Queen's Garden Trail, Peekaboo Loop Trail, Fairyland Loop Trail, Rim Trail
Bryce Canyon Natural History Association (BCNHA) is a non-profit organization created in 1961 to aid the National Park Service at Bryce Canyon National Park, and the USDA Forest Service on the Dixie National Forest. A portion of the profits from all bookstore sales are donated to these public land units.
U.S. Route 89 at the border of Arizona and Utah. The first city in Utah along either US 89 or US 89A is Kanab where the two routes re-unite. From Kanab US 89 proceeds north passing by Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Bryce Canyon National Park.