Park Closure:Winter Season Closures
Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon

Moderate Utah

Pile burns planned in Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park fire managers plan to conduct pile burning operations this winter and ear...

Dec 10, 2025

Overview

Bryce Canyon National Park is located in Utah and welcomes millions of visitors each year.

Camping chairs, a tent, and camper at a campsite.

North Campground

Sites available

RestroomsWater
$30 Reserve
Two RVs parked at gravel campsites in Sunset Campground.

Sunset Campground

Sites available

Water
$30 Reserve
A blue and black bird with a black crest sits perched on a pine branch among green pine needles
Birdwatching

Birdwatching

175 different species of birds have been documented to frequent Bryce Canyon National Park. Some are...

Winter, Spring
Red rocks topped with dark green trees slope down into a canyon of red rocks
Front-Country Hiking

Bristlecone Loop Trail

The Bristlecone Loop, an easy 1 mile hike, meanders through the forest atop this highest portion of ...

30-60 MinutesSpring, Summer
A large formation of red rock partially in shadow with threatening storm clouds above it
Backcountry Hiking

Swamp Canyon Loop

Swamp Canyon appears relatively small and sheltered from the overlook, allowing the viewer to develo...

3-4 Hours
A raven sits atop a brown sign that says Rainbow Point Elevation 9115.
Picnicking

Plan a Picnic

Looking for a good place to enjoy a picnic? Here is a list of Bryce Canyon picnic areas.

Red rock formations on top of a steep sandy slope with distant red rock formations in the background
Front-Country Hiking

Figure-8 Combination

The Figure-8 Combination combines three amphitheater hikes, Queen's Garden, Navajo Loop, and the Pee...

4-5 Hours
Hikers walk along a trail towards an open archway in the red rock
Front-Country Hiking

Queen's/Navajo Combination Loop

Our most popular hike in the park and the one we most recommend to first-time visitors. The Queen's/...

2-3 Hours
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Wayside exhibit interpreting the 2009 Bridge Fire and subsequent fire succession.

A Forest Reborn wayside

Wayside

On June 14, 2009, a lightning strike started the Bridge Fire that burned 3,947 acres in Bryce Canyon National Park and D...

Wayside exhibit explaining Civilian Conservation Corps and modern volunteers contributions.

A Lasting Legacy wayside

Wayside

In 1933, during the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) ...

A P symbol denoting a parking area

Additional Parking Lot

Bryce Canyon National Park

This additional parking lot is located just southeast of the Visitor Center and provides all-day and oversize vehicle pa...

Glowing limestone red rocks stand in a forested bowl at the edge of a high plateau

Agua Canyon

Bryce Canyon National Park

At Agua Canyon two prominent hoodoos command attention. On the left, is the taller of the two towers, "The Hunter." To t...

A sign reading Agua Canyon Connecting Trail leads up stairs to a forested cliff

Agua Canyon Connecting Trail Trailhead at Ponderosa Canyon

Bryce Canyon National Park

Trail Closed due to Rockslide This trail descends 1.6 miles (4.0 km) to its junction with the Under the Rim Trail approx...

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