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View over the Bryce Amphitheater in Bryce Canyon National Park: densely packed orange hoodoos, wooded slopes and distant plateaus behind

Bryce Canyon: map

26 places with verified coordinates · 21 with photo

Bookable in the park · 7

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Fairyland Point in Bryce Canyon National Park at sunrise: glowing orange hoodoos and rock fins below a wooded plateau rim
Photo: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗

Viewpoint · Viewpoint, before the entrance station

Fairyland Point

North of the entrance station and not served by the shuttle, so it stays quiet. Start of the 12.9 km (8 mi) Fairyland Loop.

Hikes & routes: every trail starts by going down

Fairyland Loop: the quiet hike in the north

The park describes the Fairyland Loop as quiet. It first follows the rim near Boat Mesa, then runs below it among hoodoos with wide views towards the Bryce Amphitheater: 12.9 km (8 mi), 579 m (1,900 ft) of elevation change, four to five hours, recommended anticlockwise. Fairyland Point has neither a shuttle stop nor facilities; if you come by shuttle, start at the Tower Bridge access north of Sunrise Point. In midwinter the trail can be impassable under 0.7 to 5 metres of snow.

NPS: Fairyland Loop ↗

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Where to stay · Campground, open all year

North Campground

The only campground in the park that stays open in winter. Reservation only via Recreation.gov, within walking distance of the visitor center.

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View from Sunrise Point in Bryce Canyon National Park over the Bryce Amphitheater: reddish hoodoos and ridges in soft morning light, a pine in front
Photo: King of Hearts ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Viewpoint · Viewpoint, shuttle stop 13

Sunrise Point

One of the two viewpoints the park recommends for sunrise, and the trailhead for the Queen’s Garden Trail.

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The Lodge at Bryce Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park: a rustic stone and timber building with a green shingle roof, steps and pines in front
Photo: w_lemay ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗

Where to stay · Historic lodge, shuttle stop 12

Bryce Canyon Lodge

The only lodging in the park: 114 rooms in the lodge, motel buildings and cabins, plus a dining room. Closed in winter, though one unit usually stays bookable.

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View down from Sunset Point in Bryce Canyon National Park onto red hoodoos, the Navajo Loop switchbacks and pale eroded slopes
Photo: Pierre André Leclercq ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Viewpoint · Viewpoint, shuttle stop 11

Sunset Point

Trailhead for the Navajo Loop and start of the accessible section of the Rim Trail. Despite the name, it is not the best spot for sunset.

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The free-standing hoodoo Thor's Hammer in Bryce Canyon National Park, a broad cap stone on a narrow neck, in front of the Bryce Amphitheater
Photo: Tobias Alt ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Mountains & rock · Hoodoo on the Navajo Loop

Thor’s Hammer

The most photographed single rock in the park: a hard cap stone on a narrow neck. You can see it from Sunset Point and walk around it on the way down.

A hoodoo with a cap stone: the park’s landmark and a lesson in erosion.

Location
on the Navajo Loop below Sunset Point
Visible from the rim
yes
Access
Navajo Loop, 2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Climbing
prohibited

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Hoodoos and a single pine on the Queen's Garden Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park against a deep blue sky
Photo: Fabio Achilli from Milano, Italy ↗ · CC BY 2.0 ↗

Trails · Trail, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) one way

Queen’s Garden Trail

The least steep trail down into the hoodoos. 450 ft (137 m) of elevation change, one to two hours; at the end a short spur leads to the Queen Victoria rock formation.

The gentlest way down into the hoodoos, and the rock formation that gave the trail its name.

Length
2.9 km (1.8 mi) one way
Elevation change
137 m (450 ft)
Time
1 to 2 hours
Start
Sunrise Point

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Viewpoint · Viewpoint, shuttle stop 8

Bryce Point

The southernmost point on the amphitheater and, according to the park, one of the two best for sunrise. Trailhead for the Peekaboo Loop, Hat Shop and Under-the-Rim Trail.

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Viewpoint · Viewpoint, scenic drive

Swamp Canyon

The first stop on the Southern Scenic Drive beyond the amphitheater, and start of a six-kilometre (3.7 mi) loop through the quiet backcountry.

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Viewpoint · Viewpoint, short walk

Piracy Point

The only unpaved viewpoint in the park, so dogs are not allowed. A few minutes' walk from the Farview Point car park.

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The Natural Bridge rock arch in Bryce Canyon National Park in snow, with dark green conifers below
Photo: CelikBlek ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

Trails · End of the road, 2,778 m (9,115 ft)

Rainbow Point

The highest point in the park and the end of the 18-mile (29 km) road. The Bristlecone Loop starts here.

Eighteen miles to Rainbow Point, and the viewpoints where hardly anyone stops.

Length
18 miles, about 29 km
End
Rainbow Point, 2,778 m (9,115 ft)
Shuttle
does not run on this section
RVs
no restrictions

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Wide view from Yovimpa Point in Bryce Canyon National Park over red rock steps and wooded plains to distant plateaus
Photo: Anthony Maw ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Viewpoint · Viewpoint at the end of the road

Yovimpa Point

One of the few places where even non-geologists can recognise the Grand Staircase as a staircase. The park’s webcam shows exactly this view.

From here you can see 100 miles of Earth’s history as a staircase, if you know what you are looking at.

Location
End of the scenic drive
Steps
Pink, Grey, White, Vermilion, Chocolate Cliffs
Length of the staircase
100 miles (160 km) to the Grand Canyon
View
into Arizona

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Mountains & rock · Rock formation on the Fairyland Loop

Tower Bridge

Destination of a trail just under five kilometres (3 mi) long from the road north of Sunrise Point, with a view of the “Chinese Wall”.

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Locations verified from the linked original sources and OpenStreetMap. The map shows no trails or park boundaries; markers do not imply that access is permitted.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap. Elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen, AWS Open Data); 3DEP, GMTED2010 and SRTM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; EU-DEM (Copernicus, European Union); ETOPO1 (NOAA); ArcticDEM (NSF, DigitalGlobe); Geoscience Australia; Open Data Austria (DGM); Open Government Licence – Canada; INEGI; Land Information New Zealand; Kartverket; Environment Agency (UK).

Park photo: Photo: Pierre André ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

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