AREA ATTRACTIONS
You literally can
spend a week here and go a different direction every day.
Below is information on some of the other world class
attractions beside Bryce Canyon National Park that are in
close proximity to our bed and breakfast.
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Staircase -
The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
begins right next to the Bryce Canyon Livery Bed and
Breakfast and is a very unique region of canyons, arches,
plateaus and cliffs. This area, which comprises 1.7
million acres, was designated a National Monument just
recently in 1996 and is considered to be one of the
last explored areas of the continental United States.
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Bryce
Canyon National Park lies to the south and west
of the monument; Capitol Reef National Park is to the
North and Glen Canyon National Recreation area (Lake
Powell) is to the East. Scenic Highway 12, one of the
top-ten scenic byways in America (Car & Driver Magazine)
passes through the Grand Staircase and is the major
access road for the monument.
Various Native American Indians and their dwellings
have inhabited this area for nearly 2,000 years, writings
and even their food storage areas are still visible
in the cliffs and canyons of this region. In 1776 Father
Silvestre Velez de Escalante explored the region and
had great difficulty finding a way to cross the Colorado
River because of the maze of deep canyons and rivers.
One hundred years later John Wesley Powell did significant
research along the Colorado River and during that time
frame many pioneers settled the valleys around Bryce
Canyon and the Grand Staircase.
Within the Grand Staircase there are more trails and
areas for exploration than can be experienced in a year,
but we can suggest some excellent places to go such
as: Coyote Gulch, Bull Valley Gorge and Devil’s
Garden, just to name a few. If at all possible, you’ll
want to spend at least three to five days in this area,
more if you can spare the time. Whether you want to
experience, scenic overlooks, slot canyons, ancient
Indian pictographs and petroglyphs, waterfalls, rivers,
mountains, forest or wildlife, you find it is all here
in and around the Grand Staircase Escalante National
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Kodachrome
Basin State Park
Positioned at 5,800 feet in elevation, Kodachrome Basin
State Park is perhaps Utah’s finest state park and is
just a few minutes from Bryce Canyon National Park and the
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Kodachrome Basin
State Park covers over 4,000 acres of ground and is a magical
place with unique geologic formations, caves, arches, walking
paths, horseback and wagon riding, and much more. Many of
the formations within the park were formed in a very unique
way. Anciently there were many geysers in this area that,
over time ceased to spew water from their natural rock pipes
within the ground.
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subsequent eons of time these pipes were filled with sediment
which then became harder rock than the surrounding sediment.
Over more time, the surrounding sediment was eroded away leaving
the standing rock towers that had filled the pipes of the
geysers. These towers are visible throughout the park today
where they stand as tall monuments to the geyser activity
that once occurred in Kodachrome
Basin State Park.
Kodachrome is nine miles south of Cannonville and offers
drinking water, modern rest rooms, picnic tables, fire pits,
barbecue grills and electricity. A concessionaire provides
horse rentals and supplies. The park has a resident ranger.
Also close to Kodachrome Basin State Park is Grosvenor Arch
a unique multiple arch formation just off the Cottonwood Canyon
road.
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Bryce
Canyon National Park (Boundary)
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1 |
Bryce
Canyon National Park (Main Entrance)
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11 |
Scenic
Highway 12 (All American Highway)
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1 |
Grand
Staircase Escalante National Monument
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2 |
Kodachrome
Basin State Park
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17 |
Escalante
Petrified Forest State Park
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39 |
Anasazi
Indian Village
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69 |
Zion
National Park (1.5 hours away)
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84 |
Capitol
Reef National Park (1.75 hours away)
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97 |
Grand
Canyon North Rim
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159 |
Other
Area Attractions
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• Cottonwood
Canyon
• Bull
Valley Gorge
• Powell
Point
• Pine
Lake
• Petrified
Forest State Park
• Calf
Creek Falls
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• Anasazi
Indian Village Museum
• Red
Canyon
• Tropic
Reservoir
• Panguitch
Lake
• Hole
in the Rock / Devils Garden
• Hells
Backbone / Box Death Hollow |
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Area
Activities
You'll
find plenty of things to do while staying with us:
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• ATV
Rides or Rentals
• Aerial Tours
• Horseback
Riding
• Guided Scenic Tours |
• Mountain
Biking
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Paunsaugunt Wildlife Museum |
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