The nearest town, Bryce Canyon City (pop. 195), is a couple miles north of the park on Utah State Route 63—a short road linking the park to State Route 12 and other nearby towns, including ...

Bryce Canyon is the smallest and highest of them, with 56 square miles, an average elevation of 8,000 feet and some areas topping 9,000 feet above sea level, according to Densmore.

Getting to and around Bryce Bryce Canyon National Park is a four-hour drive from the nearest major airports in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. The main way into the park is Highway 12, an ...

Bryce Canyon and its iconic sandstone "amphitheater" became a national park on Feb. 25, 1928, five years after being set aside as a national monument.

The hoodoos at Bryce Canyon National Park sometime between 1920 and 1935. The area became a national monument 100 years ago Thursday, and a national park in 1928. (Utah State History) ...

“Bryce is just absolutely gorgeous and we get to see (the eclipse) next to the hoodoos.” It’s a thought that was shared by Peter Densmore, a spokesperson for Bryce Canyon National Park.

Bryce Canyon may be grouped into what’s known as Utah’s “Mighty Five,” but the 20-mile-long national park is impressive in its own right. Home to the greatest collection of hoodoos—spire ...