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The Ultimate Southwest Vacation includes Bryce Canyon!
Stay in Mount Carmel Junction, the heart of the parks, and
visit the treasures of the Southwest.
Mileage from Mt. Carmel Jct.
Bryce Canyon 60 miles
Zion National Park 12 miles
Grand Staircase 9 miles
Sand Dunes 11 miles
Dixie Forest 22 miles
Cedar Breaks 45 miles
Red Canyon 47 miles
Coyote Butte 57 miles
North Rim 85 miles
Toroweap 90 miles
Plan your Bryce Canyon
vacation with our Utah
maps and information
In these pages you will find insiders information on Bryce
Canyon adventures and hiking. This detailed guide includes road maps, park maps,
pictures, trail beta, backpacking, history, fees, geology, flora, fauna, campgrounds,
things for kids to do and even information on Bryce Canyon's hidden treasures.
Making summer memories in the Utah National Parks and National
Monuments.
Utah!
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Bryce
Canyon Map
Directions to Bryce Canyon
From Salt Lake City travel south on Interstate 15 past Beaver
to UT 20. Exit on UT 20. Turn south on UT 89 and travel past Panguitch. Follow
UT 89 to UT 12. Travel along UT 12 through Red Canyon to Bryce Canyon. Turn south
on UT 63 to enter the park.
From Las Vegas: Travel Interstate 15 past St. George to Exit
16. Drive through Hurricane, Utah. Follow Hwy 9 through Hurricane and to the
only stop light in LaVerkin. Turn right at the stop light. Continue on Hwy 9
to the south entrance of Zion Park. Drive through Zion to the junction of UT
9 and UT 89 at Mt. Carmel Jct. Turn north on UT 89, then exit on UT 12.
Follow UT 12 through Red Canyon, turning south on UT 63 to enter
Bryce Canyon.
Deer are common in the forested sections of Bryce Canyon.
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Bryce Canyon Animals
Wildlife at Bryce Canyon
Viewing wildlife is part of the National Park experience, so help keep it
wild and safe by not feeding the animals. Feeding them is not only dangerous
for them, it is dangerous for humans. Besides physiological problems to their
digestive system, it lures the animals to places where they are in danger from
vehicles while they scrounge for human food. Keep in mind that many of the cute
little animals people like to feed are rodents that can transmit disease. Feeding
them causes them not only to bite you, but to bite other visitors as well. Deer
can be aggressive if they are fed or if they are used to being fed.
Animals living at Bryce Canyon
Animals such as the least chipmunk scurry about the park, often unnerved by
the visitors. Present in Bryce Canyon National Park are mule deer, ground squirrels,
bobcats, ringtail cats, foxes, hawks, elk and even the golden eagle. The Utah
prairie dog will even rear its head once in a while.
Utah Prairie Dog
On the list of those animals that have been in danger of dying out, one is
a survivor. The Utah prairie dog was listed, in 1973, on the Endangered Species
list, but today the reintroduction program into Bryce Canyon has brought the
population up to about 130. The Prairie Dogs are believed to be endangered due
to a lack of habitat. Although their diets are a simple one of grasses and torbs,
it is believed to be a factor in their decline. They need an area where vegetation
is sparse and low. Look for the characteristic mounds of dirt made by the prairie
dog. Other animals enjoy the burrows for their own homes and the prairie dog
does have many natural predators.
California Condor
The California Condor is another animal that is being brought back from the
grips of extinction. There are now about four dozen, captive-raised, condors
living in the Grand Staircase National Monument. These enormous birds fly through
Bryce Canyon, from the nearby monument, searching for carrion. The large birds
prefer living in the mountainous country at low and moderate elevations that
are present in the Grand Staircase. The condor likes to roost in tall open trees
or cliffs. The condors are one of the largest flying birds in the world with
a wing span up to 9.5'.
Peregrine Falcon
Still another survivor is the Peregrine Falcon. In 1999 this falcon was on
the endangered species list, but today they are alive and well, living in Bryce
Canyon National Park.
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