National Park Service The Hoodoo U.S. Department of the Interior Bryce Canyon Map & Hiking Guide Fall - Winter - Spring 2011 – 2012 Questions? Bring this newspaper to the Visitor Center! What’s Inside EMERGENCY INFORMATION PAGE 2 Accessibility . 2 Backpacking . 5 Geology . .3 Hiking Map . 5 Information & Services . 2 Natural History Association . 7 Visitor Center Hours Nearby Attractions . 8 October 2 – November 5, 2011 Park Map . 4 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Prescribed Fire . 6 Safety . 2 & 4 November 6, 2011 – March 31, 2012 Trail Guide . 5 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Volunteers, Partners & Donors . 7 Weather . 6 April 1 - May 5, 2012 Wildlife . 6 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. International editions of The Hoodoo are available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish - exchange yours at the Visitor Center! National Park Service Safety at Emergencies Call 911 or 435-676-2411 U.S. Department of the Interior Bryce Canyon 24–hours a day or contact a Park Ranger How many people die at Bryce? Fortunately, Bryce averages less than 1 Park Headquarters Mailing Address Web fatality per year. In order of decreasing PO Box 640201 Website: www.nps.gov/brca abundance, fatalities are caused by: 435 834-5322 Bryce, Utah 84764-0201 Twitter: brycecanyonNPS •Heart attacks Fax 435 834-4703 •Falling off cliffs Lost & Found: 435 834-4736 Facebook: facebook.com/BryceCanyonnps •Lightning Travelers Information Station: Tune radio to 1590 for park information. •Vehicle accidents Unfortunately, hundreds of serious injuries have also needlessly occurred, some out of ignorance, but too many from ignoring Information and Services park safety warnings. Park Roads $ Entrance Fees Lodging Top 10 Causes of Bryce Injuries The main park road is open year-round Private Vehicle: $25 per vehicle, good Bryce Canyon Lodge: Open but may be temporarily closed immediately for 7 days at Bryce Canyon only. April 1 – November 14, has cabins, motel #10 Unsafe Driving following a heavy snowfall. The Fairyland Individual: $12 per person (pedestrian, rooms and suites, a restaurant, and gift • Speeding (limits are 25, 30, 40, 45 mph, or Point and Paria View spur roads are bicycle, motorcycle, and organized group), shop. For lodging reservations call 877 as designated). intentionally NOT plowed in the winter to good for 7 days at Bryce Canyon only. 386-4383, or on the internet visit www. • Failure to wear seat belts. provide a surface for cross-country skiers. brycecanyonforever.com. • Passing on a double yellow line. Interagency Annual Pass: $80, good for Other Lodging: Available in Bryce Canyon • Auto vs. animal. Watch for Wildlife! one year from date of purchase in all federal Visitor Center City, Tropic, Cannonville, Bryce Junction, • Rear-end collisions. Stop in pullouts, never fee areas. Open daily except Thanksgiving and Panguitch. in road. (November 24), Christmas (December Interagency Senior Pass: $10 lifetime pass • Not reducing speed on wet or icy roads. for U.S. residents 62 or older. 25), and New Year’s Day (January 1) from Food Services • Slow down for crosswalks! 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with extended Interagency Access Pass: Free lifetime Bryce Canyon Lodge: Open April 1 – pass for U.S. citizens who are permanently #9 Climbing / Sliding down cliffs hours during the spring, summer and fall. November 14. Dining room serves breakfast, disabled. The rock at Bryce forms crumbly cliffs and Information, museum, publications, an lunch, and dinner; Valhalla Pizzeria is open steep gravely slopes. Hand and toe holds award-winning film, backcountry permits, Commercial Tours: Ask for rates. early April to early November. The General support nothing heavier than chipmunks. and lost-and-found services are available here. Store, open April 1 – mid November, has Camping Climbing the rocks and sliding on the slopes groceries, quick meals, and camping supplies. Emergencies North Campground: Open all year, 101 is illegal and dangerous. Other Food Services: Restaurants are 24-hour emergency response, call 911 or 435 campsites (only one loop open in winter). available Bryce Canyon City, Tropic, Bryce #8 Feeding Animals 676-2411. Garfield Hospital, 435 676-8811, Available first-come, first-served Oct 1 – May Junction, and Panguitch. Fed animals become aggressive. Even small and Clinic, 435 676-8842 are in Panguitch. 6. RV sites may be reserved May 6 – Sept. 25 animals can inflict bites requiring stitches by calling 877 444-6777 or www.recreation. Post Office / ATM/ Internet and, worse yet, transmit disease. Watch Accessibility gov. Reservations can be made up to 240 days in advance. Ruby’s Inn has a post office open wildlife from a distance and discourage Restrooms, the Visitor Center, Bryce animals that approach you. Mon – Sat (Bryce, UT 84764), an ATM, and Canyon Lodge and General Store (lodge Sunset Campground: Open late spring to Sept. 25, 102 campsites. 20 tent sites are internet services. Personal mail addressed #7 Ignoring Extreme Weather & store April – mid-November only) are available for reservation up to 6 months in to park visitors will not be accepted at Bryce At Bryce it is possible for the difference fully accessible. The ½-mile section of Rim advance, all others first-come, first served. Canyon National Park. between the daily high and low to be as Trail between Sunset and Sunrise points is paved and level. Inquire at the Visitor Center Fees: Camping is $15 a night per campsite much as 50° F / 27° C! Lightning is a year- Wireless Internet (WiFi) round danger -- especially during summer for information on accessible ranger-led (half price for Senior / Access Pass holders). Wireless Internet access is available at monsoons! Seek the shelter of a building programs, and to obtain an Access Guide. Group Campsite: One site available by the Visitor Center or seasonally at the Bryce or your vehicle whenever the “flash-bang reservation only, late spring to early fall. Canyon Lodge Lobby and the General Store interval” (time between lightning and Restrooms Group size is limited to 7-30 people and front porch. thunder) is less than 30 seconds. Do not Available year-round at the Visitor 8 vehicles. Cost is $55-$100 per night, stand under trees! Center, North Campground, Mossy dependent upon group size. Campsite may Cave, and Sunset, Inspiration, Farview, be reserved by calling 877 444-6777 or Religious Services #6 Dehyrdration and Rainbow Points. Restrooms are also visiting www.recreation.gov. Available in the park during summer Drink 1 quart / liter every 1-2 hours. A well months and outside the park year-round. For available April – mid November at Bryce Dump Station: No hookups are available hydrated body is better able to regulate information, inquire at the Visitor Center or Canyon Lodge, General Store, and Sunset in the park, but a fee-for-use dump body temperature and is more resistant Bryce Canyon Lodge. to heat exhaustion. Sunburns also lead to Campground. station is available in summer near North dehydration. Wear a hat, sunscreen, and Campground. Year-round dump stations may Phones Bicycles sunglasses to protect from the sun overhead be available outside the park. Available year-round at the Visitor Bicycles are restricted to paved and reflected UV light. Other Campgrounds: For camping Center and General Store. Phones are also roadways in the park and are prohibited on reservations at Zion and Grand Canyon all trails, including the paved section of Rim #5 Leaving the Trail available April – mid November at Bryce National Parks, call 800 444-6777 or visit Stay on designated trails and away from cliff Canyon Lodge. Trail from Sunrise Point to Sunset Point. www.recreation.gov. Public campgrounds The nearby Dixie National Forest has a edges where footing can be tricky. Even on are available on US Forest Service, BLM, seemingly gentle slopes, it can be impossible Pets paved bicycle path through Red Canyon, and and Utah State Park lands nearby. Private many miles of challenging and spectacular to keep your footing. Bring the maps on page Pets must be leashed and under campgrounds with showers and hookups are mountain bike trails. Contact Dixie National 4 and 5 to avoid getting lost. control; you are required to clean up available outside the park. Forest, 435 676-9300, or Garfield County after your pet. Pets are permitted at park Travel Council, 800 444-6689, Grand #4 Over-exertion Showers & Laundry viewpoints, campgrounds, and on paved Staircase-Escalante National Monument Park elevations reach 9115 ft (2778 m) Coin-operated shower and laundry facilities surfaces or trails. Pets are not permitted in has countless miles of dirt roads suitable for subjecting you to 70% of the oxygen you are available at the General Store, open April buildings or on unpaved surfaces. mountain biking. might be used to. Bryce’s trails start at the – mid November, and outside the park at top which means all returns will be uphill. Horseback Riding some nearby establishments. Turn back BEFORE you become tired. Know Picnic Areas Wranglers lead 2-hour and 4-hour horse and respect your own physical limitations. Recycling Picnic areas are available year-round and mule rides Spring – October (weather Bins are located at North Campground and at Sunset Point, the General Store, Rainbow and trail conditions permitting). For same- #3, #2, & #1 Bad Choice of Footwear Sunset Point (glass, bi-metal cans, aluminum Point, and from April – October at the south Wear hiking boots with good ankle support day reservations, inquire at Bryce Canyon cans, cardboard, & plastic #1–7). Please end of North Campground and Mile 4.5 of and “lug” traction. Hiking without hiking Lodge or call 435 834-5500. For advance rinse all containers. Receptacles for recycling the park road. Water faucets are available boots is like SCUBA diving without an air reservations, contact: Canyon Trail Rides, P.O.