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The Ultimate Southwest Vacation! Experience the Spectacular Canyon CountryTour

Stay in Mt. Carmel Jct., the heart of the parks, and visit the treasures of the Southwest.

Mileage: Mt. Carmel Jct.
Zion 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
Bryce Canyon 60 miles
North Rim 85 miles
Toroweap 90 miles

In these pages you will find insiders information on the best Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument hikes. 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 the Grand Staircase hidden treasures.

Grand Staircase Map
Grand Staircase Road Map

From Salt Lake City, travel south on I15 to U-20. Exit on U-20. Turn south on U-89 and follow U-89 to Glendale.

From Las Vegas: Travel I15 to exit 16. Follow U-9 to the south entrance of Zion and through to the east entrance. Take U-9 for 12 miles to Mt. Carmel Jct, where U-89 and U-9 meet. Drive north on U-89 to Glendale.

From Glendale, turn right on 300 N. (Bench Road) Follow the graded dirt road, Skutumpah, into the Grand Staircase. Remember the Grand Staircase is a wild and remote place. The dirt roads may be impassible when wet, there is usually no water, services or cell phone access. Skutumpah is a backway and should only be traveled in dry conditions. Call for road and weather information before travel: 435.644.4680

Cannonville Grand Staircase-Escalante Visitor Center. Cannonville's theme is on the early settler history. The building and the fence around it is a design from a vernacular stone house. The theme at the visitor center at Big Water is paleontology of the monument. The shape of the building is derived from an ammonite and the rockwork mimics the layers found in the sandstone cliffs nearby. The Kanab visitor center has a focus on "traces in time" which includes both geology and archeology.

Grand Staircase Escalante Camping

Dispersed camping is permitted in some areas, but a (free) backcountry permit is required. Leave no trace rules are required. There are only two developed campgrounds inside the boundaries of the Staircase, but they are in the Escalante region. The White House campground located between Kanab and Page has 5 sites. This is also the campground for the Paria Canyon Wilderness.

Primitive Camping in the Grand Staircase

Back country permits are required for all overnight camping or backpacking in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Permits are free. Contact a Grand Staircase Visitor Center for permits:

Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument Cannonville Visitor Center
10 Center St, Cannonville, Utah
435.679.8981

Cannonville Grand Staircase-Escalante Visitor Center. Cannonville's theme is on the early settler history. The building and the fence around it is a design from a vernacular stone house.

Kanab Visitor Center
745 East Highway 89
Kanab, Utah
435.644.4680

The Kanab visitor center has a focus on "traces in time" which includes both geology and archeology.

Kanab Field Office
318 N 100 E, Kanab, Utah
435.644.4600

Paria Contact Station
Hwy 89, MM 21, New Paria, Utah

The theme at the visitor center at Big Water is paleontology of the monument. The shape of the building is derived from an ammonite and the rockwork mimics the layers found in the sandstone cliffs nearby.

Developed campgrounds at the perimeter of the monument along Highways 12 and 89.

East Zion Riverside RV Park - 35' or less trailers. No pull through. A cozy RV park with shade trees and free dump. Located 6 miles from the Glendale entrance to the Grand Staircase, on the rim of the Virgin River. Seasonal heated pool, hot tub, on-site lodging, dining and massage service. Relax in the Sports Lounge and take a guided jeep tour to the incredible Red Cave or ancient Indian pictographs. Mount Carmel Junction, Utah
Toll Free: 1.888.848.6358

Grand Staircase-Escalante Lodging

Ponderosa Grove Campground (BLM)
435.644.4600

Kodachrome Basin State Park - 9 miles south of Cannonville.

Red Canyon - Dixie National Forest

Coral Pink Sand Dunes - 11 miles from Mount Carmel Junction. 1.800.322.3770

"Escalante" was the name given by John Wesley Powell in 1872. Escalante was the name of a Spanish missionary and the river is a tributary of the Colorado River.

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