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About Bryce Canyon National Park
A message from the Superintendent.
 Welcome to Bryce Canyon National Park; we hope you enjoy your stay.
Bryce Canyon is a wonderful and unique place that can take years
to explore, yet you can gain a glimpse of the park's special wonders
in a short time.
You can explore the park in a variety of ways. Over 60 miles of
trail offer many opportunities to seek solitude, photographic
spots, or just to breathe in the clean air. Hike, backpack, take
a horseback ride, drive to the viewpoints, or visit the historic
Bryce Canyon Lodge.
We invite you to join the rangers on guided activities. These
activities vary from the Rim Walk, which is wheelchair accessible,
to the more strenuous Navajo Loop, which descends 521 feet to
the floor of the canyon. Rangers discuss plants, animals, geology
and history during the various walks and talks offered each day.
Have you gone out on a clear night and gazed up at the sky? Bryce
Canyon's night skies are magnificent. The Milky Way stands out
like a road across the sky. The clean air and lack of light pollution
allow you to see millions of stars.
Moonlight, sunrise, sunset and even rain and snow storms each
create different moods over the amphitheaters at Bryce Canyon,
whose hoodoos are the result of millions of years of erosion.
Differences in light can change their appearance in a matter of
minutes. No time of day is the same.
Take time to ponder the wonders at Bryce Canyon National Park
and enjoy the precious moments you spend here.
Fred J. Fagergren
Bryce Canyon Historical Information
Ebenezer and Mary Bryce
Ebenezer Bryce and his family came to the Paria Valley in 1875.
An immigrant from Scottland, he was sent by the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints because his skill as a carpenter would
be useful in settling the area. Bryce built a road to the plateau
top to retrieve firewood and timber. He also helped build an irrigation
canal to raise crops and animals. Local people called the canyon
with strange rock formations near Ebenezer's home "Bryce's Canyon."
The Bryces moved to Arizona in 1880; to this day people continue
to call this area Bryce Canyon.
For More Information
- Contact
- Superintendent
Bryce Canyon National Park
P.O. Box 170001
- Bryce Canyon, Utah 84717
- Telephone: 435-834-5322
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