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This ancient Indian village in the heart of Utah's canyon country was one of the largest Anasazi communities west of the Colorado River. The site is believed to have been occupied from A.D. 1050 to 1200. The village remains largely unexcavated, but many artifacts have been uncovered and are on display in the newly remodeled museum.
Anasazi State Park is in the picturesque town of Boulder on State Route 12. Group and individual picnic areas are available. There is no camping.
Bryce
Canyon National Park
Open all year. Bryce Canyon is a series
of giant amphitheaters with millions of pink rock pinnacles
called "hoodoos" that seem to glow at sunrise and
sunset. These limestone formations in Bryce Canyon have been
shaped and colored through erosion and oxidation of iron in
the sediment. There's no place in the world quite like Bryce
Canyon National Park.
Capitol Reef National Park
Open
all year. The rugged western landscape of Capitol Reef adds
to the western adventure. Capitol Reef is accessible via Scenic
Byway 12 and U-24, or take the Burr Trail from Boulder. Drive
the park's scenic drive, stop in at the Visitor Center and
Museum, hike the trails, and visit the old log schoolhouse
and the village of Fruita.
Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Open
all year. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
is a vast tract of land (1.7 million acres) that connects
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area with Capitol Reef and
Bryce Canyon National Parks. The nation's newest monument
is largely desert wilderness. Hike the canyons, view wildlife,
explore and photograph the remote areas.
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Garfield
County Tourism Office . 55 S. Main Panguitch, UT 84759 . Toll Free:
1-800-444-6689 • (435) 676-1160 • Fax: (435) 676-8239
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Anasazi is a Navajo
word interpreted to mean ancient enemies, enemy ancestors or ancient ones. During
the 15th and 16th centuries, the Navajo arrived in what is now the southwestern
United States. Ancestors of their foe, the modern Pueblo Indians, inhabited
the area prior to the Navajo. What the Anasazi called themselves, however, probably
never will be known. More recently, some archaeologists adopted the term Ancestral
Pueblo, which suggests common ties with modern Pueblos. Although Ancestral Pueblo
is probably more accurate, archaeologists have used the term Anasazi for many
decades, and it now is generally accepted. It refers to village dwelling farmers
who existed in the southern Colorado Plateau of the Four Corners region of Utah,
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and southern Nevada between about A.D. 1 and 1300.