GRAND STAIRCASE PAUNSAUGUNT PLATEAU SCENIC BACKWAYS Take the road less traveled and experience some of the most beautiful sights in southern Utah as you explore scenic backways in Bryce Canyon Country. These scenic backways provide access to great adventures, unique wildlife and interesting scenery. So what are you waiting for? Adventure awaits you in Bryce Canyon Country. Hiking Itineraries | BryceCanyonCountry.com TRAVEL TO BRYCE CANYON COUNTRY To get the most out of your scenic backways experience, give yourself time to travel to the area, check-in to the lodging of your choice and spend the remainder of the day relaxing before you take on your off-roading ventures. I-70 SALT LAKE CITY I-70 SALT LAKE CITY 24 INTERSTATE FREEWAY I-70 TORREY MAJOR PAVED ROADS 62 Otter Creek Reservoir Some of the prettiest roads that will take you to Bryce Canyon Country are Byway 12 and 24. SCENIC BYWAYS OTTER CREEK SCENIC BACKWAYS ANTIMONY STATE PARK CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL UNPAVED ROADS 89 PARK 95 National Scenic Byway 12 can be accessed from Interstate 15 or Highway 89, and Scenic STATE PARKS 2O 12 POINTS OF INTEREST 22 ANASAZI STATE Byway 24 can be accessed from Interstate 70. I-15 PARK MUSEUM Posey Lake 95 BOULDER BLANDING PANGUITCH ESCALANTE PETRIFIED FOREST STATE PARK CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- Pine FALLS LAKE RED CANYON ESCALANTE PANGUITCH Lake 276 POWELL LAKE NATIONAL MONUMENT I-70 12 TICABOO SALT LAKE CITY ESCALANTE I-70 SALT LAKE CITY 143 HATCH BRYCE 24 CEDAR TROPIC INTERSTATE FREEWAY I-70 TORREY CITY CEDAR BRYCE GLEN CANYON BREAKS CANYON NATIONAL Otter Creek NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S RECREATION AREA MAJOR PAVED ROADS 62 MON. Reservoir PARK ROCK Reservoir HENRIEVILLE GARDEN ZION NATIONAL PARK SCENIC BYWAYS ST. GEORGE CANNONVILLE OTTER CREEK LAS VEGAS 89 KODACHROME BASIN BULLFROG STATE PARK STATE PARK SCENIC BACKWAYS CAPITOL REEF 14 GROSVENOR ANTIMONY ARCH HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK NATIONAL ZION NATIONAL PARK UNPAVED ROADS 89 GRAND CANYON PARK 95 LAKE POWELL STATE PARKS 2O 12 POINTS OF INTEREST 22 ANASAZI STATE I-15 PARK MUSEUM Posey Lake 95 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 I-70 HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK ZION NATIONAL PARK SALT LAKE CITY I-70 GRAND CANYON SALT LAKE CITY LAKE POWELL 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 Grand Staircase Paunsaugunt Plateau | 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 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 HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK89 SCENIC BACKWAYPARK 95 STATE PARKS 2O POINTS OF INTEREST The 55.3-mile Hole-in-the-Rock Scenic Backway will take you through some of the most amazing scenery in southern Utah. Please note that this road can be22 rough—even for four-wheel drive vehicles—so make ANASAZI STATE I-15 PARK MUSEUM sure you have a full tank of fuel and plenty of food and water. ThisPosey route was taken by Mormon pioneers in Lake 95 the late 1800s and was made in an attempt to create a shortcut across the Colorado River. BOULDER PANGUITCH BLANDING Highlights along the route include Devils Garden, Peek-a-Boo CALF PAROWAN CREEK GRAND STAIRCASE- Pine FALLS LAKE and Spooky slot canyons andRED CANYONDance Hall Rock. Devils Garden— ESCALANTE PANGUITCH Lake 276 POWELL LAKE NATIONAL home of the iconic Metate Arch—is found 12 miles after entering 12 MONUMENT the Hole-in-the-Rock Road from National Scenic Byway 12. ESCALANTE TICABOO Meander aroundHATCH the slickrock formations, miniature domes and CEDAR 143 BRYCE CEDAR arches within the garden. BRYCE TROPIC CITY BREAKS CANYON NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S MON. Reservoir PARK ROCK Around mile 26, you will reach the Dry Fork Trailhead, which is GARDEN ZION NATIONAL PARK the entrance to Spooky and Peek-a-Boo slot canyons. You can ST. GEORGE LAS VEGAS hike these two slot89 canyons as a loop or just explore one. Either 14 SPOOKY CANYON way, the hike gives incredible views into one of southern Utah’s PEEK-A-BOO COYOTE GULCH ZION NATIONAL PARK most memorable GRANDwonders. CANYON At mile 36, you will pass Dance Hall HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK Rock, a natural sandstoneLAKE POWELL amphitheater where the pioneers set up a base camp and held dances to keep their spirits high. The end of the Hole-in-the-Rock Road is where the original travelers had to dig and blast a passage through the rocks. It took six weeks of chiseling, digging and blasting to finally complete a “hole-in-the- rock” large enough to use as a road for their full-sized wagons and cattle. You will be in awe noticing the sacrifice and determination of these early settlers. If you really seek adventure, add an additional day to explore more of the Hole-in-the-Rock Road. It might be helpful to hire one of the local outfitting companies in order to experience more technical canyons. You DAY can also explore Escalante River, Phipps Arch or Willow Gulch Arch. 2 Grand Staircase Paunsaugunt Plateau | BryceCanyonCountry.com 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 SMOKY MOUNTAIN89 SCENIC BACKWAYPARK 95 STATE PARKS 2O POINTS OF INTEREST Smoky Mountain Scenic Byway travels on the rough ridges of the area’s canyons, weaving through five miles of switchbacks before ascending 1,200 feet up to Smoky22 Mountain. This staggering road offers a dominatingI-15 view of the Kaiparowits Plateau and its isolated wilderness before giving way to the back- Posey Lake 95 ground vistas of Lake Powell, Navajo Mountain, Fifty Mile Mountain, Bryce Canyon and the Table Cliffs.BOULDER Plan on bringing enough water and supplies in case of difficulty as this is rough backcountry. PANGUITCH BLANDING PAROWAN LAKE RED CANYON 276 POWELL ESCALANTE TICABOO HATCH 12 CEDAR 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 GRAND STAIRCASE- ESCALANTE HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK NATIONAL MONUMENT COTTONWOOD CANYON SMOKEY SCENIC MOUNTAIN BACKWAY GRAND STAIRCASE- ROAD ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT 89 DAY 3 Grand Staircase Paunsaugunt Plateau | BryceCanyonCountry.com 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 COTTONWOOD2O CANYON SCENIC BACKWAY POINTS OF INTEREST The 46-mile Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Backway provides travelers22 with remote access to Kodachrome Basin StateI-15 Park. The majority of the road is graded dirt with an underlying clay Posey Lake 95 base, making the road impassable when wet. Stop at the Cannonville Grand Staircase-Escalante BOULDER National Monument visitor center to inquire about road conditions. PANGUITCH BLANDING CALF PAROWAN CREEK Pine FALLS LAKE Highlights along this unique back road RED CANYON Lake 276 POWELL route include Kodachrome Basin State Park, Chimney Rock, Shakespeare Arch, ESCALANTE TICABOO HATCH 12 CEDARBallerina Geyser and Grosvenor Arch. BRYCE CEDAR BRYCE TROPIC GLEN CANYON CITYGrosvenor BREAKSArch is actually two massive CANYON NATIONAL NAT’L Tropic NATIONAL DEVIL’S RECREATION AREA arches thatMON. tower 150 feet above the Reservoir PARK ROCK HENRIEVILLE GARDEN ground,ZION NATIONAL the PARK largest arch being nearly ST. GEORGE CANNONVILLE 100LAS feet VEGAS in diameter. The road also KODACHROME BASIN BULLFROG 89 STATE PARK 14 GROSVENOR provides access to the Cottonwood ARCH GRAND STAIRCASE- ESCALANTE HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK Wash Narrows Trailhead and other NATIONAL various other hiking trails. MONUMENT COTTONWOOD CANYON SMOKEY SCENIC MOUNTAIN BACKWAY GRAND STAIRCASE- ROAD ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT 89 DAY 4 Grand Staircase Paunsaugunt Plateau | BryceCanyonCountry.com 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 POINTS OF INTEREST 22 ANASAZI STATE EAST FORK SEVIER SCENICI-15 BACKWAY PARK MUSEUM Posey Lake 95 BOULDER This 17 mile road weaves along the edge of Bryce Canyon National Park, PANGUITCH BLANDING eventually meeting the recreational desert oasis of Tropic Reservoir.