Thursday, April 25, 2013
Bryce Canyon National Park
The park road extends 18 miles into the canyon with many stops along the way to view the fantastic colors and shapes of the hoodoos which have been carved by ice and water and tinted with iron rust.
The 1/2 mile paved path between Sunrise and Sunset Point has the best viewpoints for wheelchair users because there are places where it’s possible to go off the trail and get close to the edge for an unobstructed view. The paved path is in fair condition with some bumpy spots and a few slight grades. Most of the other viewpoints are close to the parking areas with good curb cuts. High log railings make viewing difficult although some have sections with metal grids which helps with viewing. Rainbow and Yovimpa Points, at the far end of the park, have short, fairly level, paved paths to the viewpoints. The paved paths at Bryce and Inspiration Point are very steep.
Sunset Campground has two sites marked as accessible (we didn’t check them ) which are close to the restrooms. The visitor center exhibits and theater are accessible. Some of the restrooms at the viewpoints are accessible.
Both campgrounds have loops for RVs over 20’ and under 20’(no generators). Most of the sites are small but there are some that are large enough for any RV. The visitor center does not have long RV spaces but RVs can be parked lengthwise across the spaces. Most of the view points have long RV spaces. The spur road to Paria View is closed to all RVs. Both Paria and Bryce Point are closed to trailers. A large parking lot for trailer and motorhome drop off is located on the left side of the road a little way past the visitor center. It’s best to drive south to the far end of the park then stop at the view points on the way back because they’re all along the left side of the road when traveling south. Bryce
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This is one of our favorite National Parks
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Southern Utah is so beautiful! We stopped at all of the parks but there's no internet out in the boonies so it'll be a few days until I get to the rest of the posts.
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