BOULDER MOUNTAIN AREA ITINERARY

The high plains of the Aquarius Plateau (Boulder Mountain) are heavily forested and covered in countless winding roads that showcase the rugged beauty of this dramatic landscape. The region is one of only two major high-elevation lake areas in and contains approximately 80 small lakes. Boulder Mountain not only gives you the chance to experience the highest wooded plateau in North America, but also provides ample opportunity for fishing, photography, hiking, ATV riding and other outdoor experiences.

The main backroads through this area are well graded, but if you decide to venture off the beaten-path, expect some roads to be rough. The off-roading paths may require high clearance, four-wheel drive vehicles. Depending on weather conditions, these rough roads are accessible during spring, summer and fall. Hiking Itineraries | BryceCanyonCountry.com TRAVEL, CHECK-IN AND EAT

The drive through Bryce Canyon Country is incredibly scenic, so allow yourself time to stop at some of the astounding viewpoints along National Scenic Byway 12. As you drive through Bryce Canyon Country, you will find a variety of accommodations in the area that

I-70 offer country-style cabins, full service hotels and luxury lodging. Upon checking in, make SALT LAKE CITY I-70 SALT LAKE CITY 24 INTERSTATE FREEWAY I-70 TORREY MAJOR PAVED ROADS 62 Otter Creek Reservoir sure you dive into some local cuisine. The local cuisine ranges in many dining options, SCENIC BYWAYS OTTER CREEK SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARK CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL UNPAVED ROADS 89 PARK 95 including family-friendly, hearty home-cooked meals, outdoor dining and some of the STATE PARKS 2O 12 POINTS OF INTEREST

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PANGUITCH BLANDING ESCALANTE PETRIFIED FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK - Pine FALLS LAKE RED CANYON ESCALANTE I-70 PANGUITCH Lake 276 POWELL LAKE NATIONAL SALT LAKE CITY MONUMENT I-70 SALT LAKE CITY 12 ESCALANTE TICABOO 24 INTERSTATE FREEWAY I-70 TORREY 143 HATCH CEDAR BRYCE TROPIC 62 Otter Creek CEDAR BRYCE GLEN CANYON MAJOR PAVED ROADS Reservoir CITY BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S RECREATION AREA MON. Reservoir PARK ROCK SCENIC BYWAYS HENRIEVILLE GARDEN OTTER CREEK STATE PARK ZION NATIONAL PARK SCENIC BACKWAYS CAPITOL REEF ST. GEORGE CANNONVILLE ANTIMONY LAS VEGAS KODACHROME BASIN BULLFROG 89 STATE PARK NATIONAL 14 GROSVENOR UNPAVED ROADS 89 ARCH PARK 95 HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK ZION NATIONAL PARK GRAND CANYON STATE PARKS LAKE POWELL 2O 12 POINTS OF INTEREST

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PANGUITCH BLANDING ESCALANTE PETRIFIED FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- Pine FALLS LAKE RED CANYON ESCALANTE PANGUITCH Lake 276 POWELL LAKE NATIONAL MONUMENT 12 ESCALANTE TICABOO HATCH CEDAR 143 BRYCE CEDAR BRYCE TROPIC GLEN CANYON CITY BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S RECREATION AREA MON. Reservoir PARK ROCK HENRIEVILLE GARDEN ZION NATIONAL PARK ST. GEORGE CANNONVILLE LAS VEGAS KODACHROME BASIN BULLFROG 89 STATE PARK 14 HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK ZION NATIONAL PARK I-70 GRAND CANYON SALT LAKE CITY LAKE POWELL I-70 SALT LAKE CITY 24 INTERSTATE FREEWAY I-70 TORREY 62 Otter Creek MAJOR PAVED ROADS Reservoir SCENIC BYWAYS OTTER CREEK SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARK CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL DAY UNPAVED ROADS 89 PARK 95 STATE PARKS 2O 12 POINTS OF INTEREST

22 ANASAZI STATE I-15 PARK MUSEUM Posey Lake 95 1 Boulder Mountain Area Itineraries | BryceCanyonCountry.com BOULDER PANGUITCH BLANDING ESCALANTE PETRIFIED FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- Pine FALLS LAKE RED CANYON ESCALANTE PANGUITCH Lake 276 POWELL LAKE NATIONAL MONUMENT 12 ESCALANTE TICABOO HATCH CEDAR 143 BRYCE CEDAR BRYCE TROPIC GLEN CANYON CITY BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S RECREATION AREA MON. Reservoir PARK ROCK HENRIEVILLE GARDEN ZION NATIONAL PARK ST. GEORGE CANNONVILLE LAS VEGAS KODACHROME BASIN BULLFROG 89 STATE PARK 14 GROSVENOR ARCH HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK ZION NATIONAL PARK GRAND CANYON LAKE POWELL TAKE A DRIVE ON HELL’S BACKBONE SCENIC BACKWAY

If you chose to stay in Boulder or Escalante, a great place to start your journey is on Hell’s Backbone Scenic Backway. Hell’s Backbone Road is a winding route that follows 44 miles of vast ridges with staggering switchbacks and a rugged area that bridges between the Boulder Mountain and canyons. If you choose to pack a lunch and want to take a hike to an amazing mountain setting stop at McGath Lake, which is ideal for those coming from the Boulder route. When you arrive at the trailhead near Cuddy Lake, take the short half-mile hike to McGath Lake for a great place to picnic.

Afterwards, continue on Hell’s Backbone Road. The highlight of the drive is the unique bridge created by CCC I-70 (Civilian Conservation Corps) workersSALT inLAKE 1933 CITY as the only access for vehicles driving between Escalante and I-70 Boulder. TheSALT LAKEawe-inspiring CITY Hell’s Backbone Bridge follows a narrow spine with sheer drops on both sides. 24 HELLS BACKBONE I-70 TORREY 62 Otter Creek MAJOR PAVED ROADS Better yet, this scenic backway is only part of theReservoir experience if you enjoy fishing, since hundreds of pristine SCENIC BYWAYS lakes cover Boulder Mountain. OTTER CREEK SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARK CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL UNPAVED ROADS 89 PARK 95 I-70 STATE PARKS SALT LAKE CITY I-70 SALT LAKE CITY 2O HELLS BACKBONE 24 POINTS OF INTEREST I-70 TORREY 62 Otter Creek MAJOR PAVED ROADS Reservoir12 SCENIC BYWAYS 22 OTTER CREEKANASAZI STATE I-15 SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARKPARK MUSEUM CAPITOL REEF Posey NATIONAL UNPAVED ROADS 89Lake PARK 95 95 STATE PARKS BOULDER 2O POINTS OF INTEREST PANGUITCH 12 BLANDING ESCALANTE PETRIFIED 22 FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- ANASAZI STATE PARK MUSEUM I-15 Pine FALLS LAKE PANGUITCH RED CANYON Lake ESCALANTEPosey 95 Lake 276 POWELL LAKE NATIONAL BOULDER MONUMENT PANGUITCH BLANDING ESCALANTE ESCALANTE PETRIFIED TICABOO FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- Pine FALLS LAKE 143 HATCH PANGUITCH RED CANYON Lake ESCALANTE CEDAR NATIONAL 276 POWELL CEDAR BRYCE LAKETROPIC GLEN CANYON CITY MONUMENT BREAKSDAY CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S ESCALANTERECREATION AREA TICABOO MON. Reservoir PARK ROCK 143 HATCH GARDEN CEDAR HENRIEVILLE TROPIC ZION NATIONAL PARK CITY CEDAR BRYCE GLEN CANYON ST. GEORGE BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L CANNONVILLE DEVIL’S LAS VEGAS KODACHROMETropic BASIN NATIONAL BULLFROGRECREATION AREA 89 MON. STATE PARKReservoir ROCK PARK GARDEN 14 GROSVENOR HENRIEVILLE ZION NATIONALBoulder PARK Mountain AreaARCH Itineraries | BryceCanyonCountry.com ST. GEORGE CANNONVILLE HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK 2 ZION NATIONALLAS VEGAS PARK KODACHROME BASIN BULLFROG 89 STATE PARK GRAND CANYON 14 GROSVENOR LAKE POWELL ARCH HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK ZION NATIONAL PARK GRAND CANYON LAKE POWELL EXPERIENCE BOX- OR OTHER AREAS ON BOULDER MOUNTAIN

Along the Hell’s Backbone Road, are many backcountry camping opportunities in the wilderness, with one of the most popular being the Box-Death Hollow Wilderness area. This deep canyon country is full of wild cypress and sharp layers of stacked rock that reveal multi-colored sediment in a staggered desert backdrop.

Make sure to check in at one of the nearby visitor centers for road and trail conditions. Along the I-70 SALT LAKE CITY I-70 Boulder MountainSALT LAKE CITY road there will be plenty of opportunities for additional alpine forest hikes, 24 HELLS BACKBONE I-70 TORREY 62 Otter Creek MAJOR PAVED ROADS sightseeing, photography and fishing. Other optionsReservoir for this day can be Posey Lake or Pine Creek Road. SCENIC BYWAYS Posey Lake is easily-accessible and is ideal for ATVOTTER CREEKor mountain bike exploration. SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARK CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL UNPAVED ROADS 89 PARK 95 I-70 STATE PARKS SALT LAKE CITY I-70 SALT LAKE CITY 2O HELLS BACKBONE 24 POINTS OF INTEREST I-70 TORREY 62 Otter Creek MAJOR PAVED ROADS Reservoir12 SCENIC BYWAYS 22 OTTER CREEKANASAZI STATE I-15 SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARKPARK MUSEUM CAPITOL REEF Posey NATIONAL UNPAVED ROADS 89Lake PARK 95 95 STATE PARKS BOULDER 2O POINTS OF INTEREST PANGUITCH 12 BLANDING ESCALANTE PETRIFIED 22 FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- ANASAZI STATE PARK MUSEUM I-15 Pine FALLS LAKE PANGUITCH RED CANYON Lake ESCALANTEPosey 95 Lake 276 POWELL LAKE NATIONAL BOULDER MONUMENT PANGUITCH BLANDING ESCALANTE ESCALANTE PETRIFIED TICABOO FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- Pine FALLS LAKE 143 HATCH PANGUITCH RED CANYON Lake ESCALANTE CEDAR NATIONAL 276 POWELL CEDAR BRYCE LAKETROPIC GLEN CANYON MONUMENT CITY BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S ESCALANTERECREATION AREA TICABOO MON.DAY Reservoir PARK ROCK 143 HATCH GARDEN CEDAR HENRIEVILLE TROPIC ZION NATIONAL PARK CITY CEDAR BRYCE GLEN CANYON ST. GEORGE BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L CANNONVILLE DEVIL’S LAS VEGAS KODACHROMETropic BASIN NATIONAL BULLFROGRECREATION AREA 89 MON. STATE PARKReservoir ROCK PARK GARDEN 14 GROSVENOR HENRIEVILLE ZION NATIONAL PARK ARCH ST. GEORGE CANNONVILLE HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK ZION NATIONALLAS VEGAS PARK KODACHROME BASIN BULLFROG Boulder Mountain89 Area Itineraries | BryceCanyonCountry.comSTATE PARK GRAND CANYON 14 GROSVENOR 3 LAKE POWELL ARCH HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK ZION NATIONAL PARK GRAND CANYON LAKE POWELL EXPLORE THE GRIFFIN TOP SCENIC BACKWAY

To experience Griffin Top Scenic Backway, you can connect to it from Posey Lake or the western

edge of Boulder Mountain and Johns Valley. Pine Lake sits on a western bench of Boulder I-70 SALT LAKE CITY Mountain, and from here, you ascendI-70 an enchanting road that climbs to the top of the Aquarius SALT LAKE CITY 24 HELLS BACKBONE I-70 TORREY Plateau. The Griffin Top features 62more panoramicOtter Creek views of open meadows and towering spruce MAJOR PAVED ROADS Reservoir SCENIC BYWAYS and fir. You can enjoy pristine mountain lakes and may even see elk. OTTER CREEK SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARK CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL UNPAVED ROADS 89 PARK 95 I-70 STATE PARKS SALT LAKE CITY I-70 SALT LAKE CITY 2O HELLS BACKBONE 24 POINTS OF INTEREST I-70 TORREY 62 Otter Creek MAJOR PAVED ROADS Reservoir12 SCENIC BYWAYS 22 OTTER CREEKANASAZI STATE I-15 SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARKPARK MUSEUM CAPITOL REEF Posey NATIONAL UNPAVED ROADS 89Lake PARK 95 95 STATE PARKS BOULDER 2O POINTS OF INTEREST PANGUITCH 12 BLANDING ESCALANTE PETRIFIED 22 FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- ANASAZI STATE PARK MUSEUM I-15 Pine FALLS LAKE PANGUITCH RED CANYON Lake ESCALANTEPosey 95 Lake 276 POWELL LAKE NATIONAL BOULDER MONUMENT PANGUITCH BLANDING ESCALANTE ESCALANTE PETRIFIED TICABOO FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- Pine FALLS LAKE 143 HATCH PANGUITCH RED CANYON Lake ESCALANTE CEDAR NATIONAL 276 POWELL CEDAR BRYCE LAKETROPIC GLEN CANYON MONUMENT CITY BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S ESCALANTERECREATION AREA TICABOO MON. Reservoir PARK ROCK 143 HATCH GARDEN CEDAR HENRIEVILLE TROPIC ZION NATIONAL PARK CITY CEDAR BRYCE GLEN CANYON ST. GEORGE BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L CANNONVILLE DEVIL’S LAS VEGAS KODACHROMETropic BASIN NATIONAL BULLFROGRECREATION AREA 89 MON. STATE PARKReservoir ROCK PARK GARDEN 14 GROSVENOR HENRIEVILLE ZION NATIONAL PARK ARCH ST. GEORGE CANNONVILLE HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK ZION NATIONALLAS VEGAS PARK KODACHROME BASIN BULLFROG 89 STATE PARK GRAND CANYON 14 GROSVENOR LAKE POWELL ARCH HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK DAY ZION NATIONAL PARK GRAND CANYON LAKE POWELL

4 Boulder Mountain Area Itineraries | BryceCanyonCountry.com DRIVE OTHER SCENIC BYWAYS IN THE AREA

Depending on your schedule and point of origin you can experience a myriad of other scenic byways while departing Bryce Canyon Country. After relishing in the remote pleasure of Boulder Mountain and the Aquarius Plateau, take a day to have a late breakfast and begin your journey home.

Scenic Byway 12 can carry you north toward Capitol Reef or southwest toward Highway 89 and Interstate 15. On Scenic Byway 12 you will enjoy options to visit Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, Calf Creek Falls, Red Canyon, Kodachrome Basin State Park or Anasazi Museum State Park.

I-70 SALT LAKE CITY I-70 SALT LAKE CITY 24 INTERSTATE FREEWAY I-70 TORREY 62 Otter Creek MAJOR PAVED ROADS Reservoir SCENIC BYWAYS OTTER CREEK SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARK CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL UNPAVED ROADS 89 PARK 95 STATE PARKS 2O 12 POINTS OF INTEREST

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PANGUITCH BLANDING ESCALANTE PETRIFIED FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- Pine FALLS LAKE RED CANYON ESCALANTE PANGUITCH Lake 276 POWELL LAKE NATIONAL MONUMENT 12 ESCALANTE TICABOO HATCH CEDAR 143 BRYCE CEDAR BRYCE TROPIC GLEN CANYON CITY BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S RECREATION AREA MON. Reservoir PARK ROCK HENRIEVILLE GARDEN ZION NATIONAL PARK ST. GEORGE CANNONVILLE LAS VEGAS KODACHROME BASIN BULLFROG 89 STATE PARK 14 GROSVENOR ARCH HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK I-70 ZION NATIONAL PARK SALT LAKE CITY GRAND CANYON I-70 LAKE POWELL SALT LAKE CITY 24 INTERSTATE FREEWAY I-70 TORREY 62 Otter Creek MAJOR PAVED ROADS Reservoir SCENIC BYWAYS OTTER CREEK SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARK CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL DAY UNPAVED ROADS 89 PARK 95 STATE PARKS 2O 12 POINTS OF INTEREST

22 ANASAZI STATE I-15 PARK MUSEUM Posey 95 Boulder Mountain Area Itineraries | BryceCanyonCountry.com Lake 5 BOULDER PANGUITCH BLANDING ESCALANTE PETRIFIED FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- Pine FALLS LAKE RED CANYON ESCALANTE PANGUITCH Lake 276 POWELL LAKE NATIONAL MONUMENT 12 ESCALANTE TICABOO HATCH CEDAR 143 BRYCE CEDAR BRYCE TROPIC GLEN CANYON CITY BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S RECREATION AREA MON. Reservoir PARK ROCK HENRIEVILLE GARDEN ZION NATIONAL PARK ST. GEORGE CANNONVILLE LAS VEGAS KODACHROME BASIN BULLFROG 89 STATE PARK 14 GROSVENOR ARCH HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK ZION NATIONAL PARK GRAND CANYON LAKE POWELL