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The Ultimate Southwest Vacation includes the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument!
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
Plan your Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument vacation
with our Utah and Arizona maps.
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.
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Directions: East Zion to Staircase
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 and 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
Photo: Kanab Visitor Center
The importance of the Grand Staircase
Escalante National Monument is hidden in the vast lands within its boundaries.
Answers to many important scientific questions lie within the GSENM.
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Grand Staircase-Escalante
Visitor Centers
The BLM is setting up a kiosk near the Glendale entrance (Bench Road) into
the Grand Staircase-Escalante. Existing Visitor Centers include: Kanab, Cannonville,
Escalante, Big Water and Anasazi State Park.
Cannonville 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.
Phone: 435.679.8981
Kanab Visitor Center
The Kanab visitor center has a focus on "traces in time" which
includes both geology and archeology. Phone: 435.644.4680
Big Water Visitor Center
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.
Phone: 435.675.3200
Paria Contact Station
Located on highway 89, 60 miles east of Mt. Carmel Junction. This is also
the contact station for Paria
Canyon. No phone
Escalante Visitor Center
Located in Escalante.
Phone: 435-826-5499
Anasazi State Park Visitor Center
Located in Anasazi State Park, along Highway 12
Phone: 435-335-7382
Bureau of Land Management
This rugged wilderness is made up of sandstone with spectacular twisting canyons,
plateaus, cliffs and mesas. This large, primitive section of land was dedicated
September 1996 by President Clinton and is administered by the BLM (Bureau of
Land Management) rather than the NPS (National Park Service). This is the first
of many new national monuments that will be managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
BLM Inventory Project
The BLM has the task of inventory of the species and habitats in the vast
southern Utah wilderness of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
These studies are being done in conjunction with other state and government agencies
as well as with various universities.
Grand Staircase Biking
Bicycles are only allowed on designated public roads. Contact the visitor
centers for approved routes in the area you are visiting. Permits are required
for overnight camping. Leave no trace. If you packed it in, pack it out.
Off-highway Vehicles (OHV)
ATVs are not allowed on hiking trails or to travel cross country, but
over 900 miles of routes are open for use. Leave no trace. Do not drive on wet
roads and leave gates as you find them. If you packed it in, pack it out. Check
with the visitors center for roads open to ATV use in the area you are visiting.
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