Sun drenched utah backcountry spreads out well beyond the visible horizon from the road whether you re traveling along the the all american road. Explore utah s grand staircase escalante national monument.
This beautiful area was the first monument that was created by the bureau of land management as opposed to the national park service of the united states.
Grand staircase national parks in utah. Trump national parks highway. Wahweap hoodoos at grand staircase escalante national monument devils garden is a natural desert area featuring hoodoos natural arches and other sandstone formations. Highway 89 kanab ut 84741.
The grand staircase escalante national monument gsenm is a united states national monument originally designated in 1996 as 1 880 461 acres 7 610 km 2 of protected land in southern utah in 2017 the monument s size was reduced by a succeeding presidential proclamation the land is among the most remote in the country. Hours address grand staircase escalante national monument reviews. Grand staircase escalante national monument is one of the few super remote areas left.
It was the last to be mapped in the contiguous united states. Get directions and recreation information for biking hiking camping atvs fishing and more. Utah mighty 5 national parks 5 day road based limousine tour from las vegas.
Scenic byway 12 or on highway 89. The grand staircase escalante national monument located in southern utah is a huge area of land covering 1 7 million acres. The allure of the grand staircase region the bulk of which is contained in the grand staircase escalante national monument is phenomenal.
Grand staircase near kanab utah. The unpaved hole in the rock road is the main access road to the devils garden beginning at its intersection with utah scenic byway 12 5 mileseast of escalante. The main grand staircase visitor center is the kanab visitor center 745 e.
In a state utah where most politicians would like to take over federal lands and where president trump s proclamation breaking up bears ears and grand staircase escalante national monuments was rousingly applauded there s a move to designate a donald j. Grand staircase escalante national monument utah. This area boasts a mixture of c olorful sandstone cliffs soaring.
In the 1870s geologist clarence dutton first conceptualized this region as a huge stairway ascending out of the bottom of the grand canyon northward with the cliff edge. The center is a great place to start your visit as it offers great. It is 1 9 million acres of.
View from utah highway 12 of grand staircase escalante national monument the cockscomb at right runs along cottonwood canyon road the grand staircase is an immense sequence of sedimentary rock layers that stretch south from bryce canyon national park and grand staircase escalante national monument through zion national park and into the. The grand staircase is an immense sequence of sedimentary rock layers that stretch south from bryce canyon national park through zion national park and into the grand canyon. Open 8 00 am 4 30 pm 7 days a week during summer 8 00 am 4 30 pm monday through friday from december 5 to march 8.
