8Day 7. Explore Beautiful Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park is under 20 miles from the great Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This national park might be small when compared to others but there are quite a lot of things to see and do here nonetheless. Perhaps the main attraction here is the bright red hoodoos that make the park’s landscape unique.
Veteran visitors say the best way to really see the hoodoos is by strapping on your boots and hiking the popular Queen’s Garden to the well-known Navajo Loop trail, a trail that winds through lush pine forests, unusual, rugged rock tunnels, and, of course, the striking scarlet hoodoos. Thor’s Hammer is reported to be the tallest one at a height of 150 feet. Other well-known hoodoos here are Camel’s Head, Toadstool, and Three Kings.
If you like to hike you may also wish to do the popular Bryce Canyon Fairyland Loop. It’s a relatively easy day hike that goes through the famous Fairyland amphitheater found north of the canyon. It will give you another opportunity to see the striking, rocky landscape that looks almost unearthly.
Not into hiking? Cruise Bryce Canyon’s stunning scenic road from the comfort of your very own car. It goes right through the pretty park and leads to some of the very best viewpoints including Inspiration Point, Natural Bridge, and Sunset Point.
Don’t forget Capitol Reef National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Arches National Park either. Mind you, if you plan on adding these places to your itinerary, you will need more than 10 days. (You can read about these particular parks elsewhere on this website.)
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Yes, it sounds good.
better trip: i did this for a living as tour guide for camping tours
vegas to zion ..then up to bryce canyon, then arches national park thru capitol reef..stop at dead horse point before you get to arches (moab)..arches to monument valley via the moqui dugway..monument valley to page az (antelope canyon and horseshoe point) page to grand canyon south rim..then back to vegas..if you have more time do the north rim of grand canyon to, and canyon de chelly and mesa verde anastasi ruins…also natural bridges national monument..take 2 weeks if you can ..spend more time in places that you like..
Hi!
Your trip sounds good too but we had to cover a lot of area in 10 days. We all have our own opinions and favorites. I just think it’s great we have so many options!