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Garfield County Travel Council
PO Box 200 - Panguitch, UT 84759
Tel:1-800-444-6689 or 435-676-8826 ext 160
Fax: 435-676-8239
Bryce Canyon County
Lodging Reservations:
1-800-GO-BRYCE (462-7923)
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Milage
From Panguitch |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico |
606 |
| Boise, Idaho |
582 |
| Cheyenne, Wyoming |
681 |
| Chicago, Illinois |
1613 |
| Dallas, Texas |
839 |
| Denver, Colorado |
516 |
| Grand Canyon North
Rim |
145 |
| Grand Canyon South
Rim |
280 |
| Helena, Montana |
719 |
| Jackson, Wyoming |
511 |
| Las Vegas, Nevada |
234 |
| Los Angeles, California |
463 |
| Monument Valley |
369 |
| Page, Arizona |
139 |
| Phoenix, Arizona |
415 |
| Portland, Oregon |
1019 |
| Reno, Nevada |
546 |
| St. George, Utah |
115 |
| St. Louis, Missouri |
1384 |
| Salt Lake City, Utah |
236 |
| San Diego, California |
560 |
| San Francisco, California |
776 |
| Spokane, Washington |
974 |
| Yellowstone National
Park |
531 |
| Zion National Park |
73 |
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| Information
(Area Code 435) |
| National Parks |
| Bryce Canyon National
Park |
834-5322
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| Canyonlands National
Park |
259-7164
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| Capitol Reef National
Park |
425-3791
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| Cedar Breaks Nat'l
Mon |
586-9451
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| Glen Canyon Nat'l Rec
Area / Bullfrog |
684-2243
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| Glen Canyon Nat'l Rec
Area / Escalante |
826-5499
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| Grand Canyon North
Rim |
520-638-7888
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| Grand Staircase-Escalante
Nat'l Mon |
826-4291
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| Zion National Park |
772-3256
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| State Parks |
| Anasazi Indian Village |
355-7308
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| Escalante Petrified
Forest |
826-4466
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| Kodachrome Basin |
679-8562
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| Otter Creek |
624-3268
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| Other |
| Brian Head Ski Resort |
1-800-27-BRIAN
or 677-2035
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| Bureau of Land Management |
826-4291
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| Dixie National Forest
/ Escalante |
826-5499
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| Dixie National Forest
/ Panguitch |
676-8815
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| Escalante Interagency
Office |
826-5499
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| John Atlantic Burr
Ferry (Bullfrog) |
684-7000
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Average Temperatures
in ¡F
Maximum-Minimum
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Bryce Canyon |
Capitol Reef |
Lake Powell |
| Elevation |
7,900ft |
5,500ft |
4,200ft |
| JAN |
39-11 |
40-18 |
45-25 |
| FEB |
41-12 |
48-25 |
53-30 |
| MAR |
44-17 |
57-32 |
62-30 |
| APR |
53-23 |
65-37 |
71-42 |
| MAY |
63-30 |
77-47 |
82-54 |
| JUN |
74-38 |
87-56 |
94-63 |
| JUL |
80-46 |
93-63 |
100-70 |
| AUG |
77-44 |
90-62 |
97-68 |
| SEP |
71-36 |
82-53 |
87-58 |
| OCT |
60-27 |
69-42 |
75-46 |
| NOV |
44-17 |
53-30 |
58-35 |
| DEC |
39-12 |
42-21 |
47-26 |
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| Annual Events |
| JAN |
Utah Winter Games X-C Ski Marathon |
Bryce
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| FEB |
Bryce Canyon Winter Festival |
Bryce
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| JUN-SEPT |
Bryce Canyon Country Rodeo |
Bryce
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| JUNE |
Wide Hollow Fishing Derby |
Escalante
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| Horse Races |
Panguitch
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| JULY |
Old Time Fiddlers & Bear Festival |
Cannonville
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| Invitational High School Rodeo |
Panguitch
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| 4th of July celebrations |
All communities
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| July 24 Pioneer Day celebrations |
All communities
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| AUG |
Bryce Canyon Rim Run & Walk |
Bryce
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| Garfield County Fair |
Panguitch
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| SEPT |
Bryce Valley Harvest Festival |
Tropic
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| NOV |
Parade of Lights |
Bullfrog Marina,
Lake Powell
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| Scenic Backways |
Notom Rd 29 miles / 1 to 2 hours. Dry
weather dirt/ high clearance vehicles (all year)
Bull Mountain Rd 68 miles / 6 to
7 hours. Single lane, dry weather dirt road / high clearance
vehicles.
Burr Trail 70 miles / 4-1/2 hours.
Hard surfaced, graded dirt and gravel road / passenger cars
in good weather 4-wheel drive recommended. Crosses Grand Staircase-Escalante
Nat'l Monument, Capitol Reef's Waterpocket Fold and ends at
Lake Powell. Views of Henry Mountains.
Posey Lake Rd 40 miles / 1 hour.
Single lane dirt and gravel road (closed in winter). Dixie Nat'l
Forest, Posey Lake, fishing and camping.
Griffin Top Rd 32 miles / 1 hour.
Narrow single lane dirt and gravel road (closed in winter) /
passenger cars. Dixie Nat'l Forest, views from the Aquarius
Plateau, excellent for wildlife viewing.
Hole-In-The-Rock Rd 57 miles one
way / all day ride. Gravel and graded dirt road / passenger
cars. Hole-In-The-Rock, Devil's Garden, Glen Canyon, vistas
of Lake Powell, Grand Staircase-Escalante Nat'l Monument, slickrock
canyons, cliffs.
Smoky Mountain Rd 78 miles / 5
hours. Dirt and gravel / high clearance vehicles. Grand Staircase-Escalante
Nat'l Monument, views of Lake Powell, Navajo Mountain, Fifty
Mile Mountain, Bryce Canyon, the Table Cliffs and Boulder Mountain.
Cottonwood Canyon Rd 46 miles /
2 hours. Graded dry weather dirt road; paved and gravel sections.
Kodachrome Basin, Grand Staircase-Escalante N.M., Grosvenor
Arch.
East Fork of the Sevier 30 miles
one way / 1-1/2 to 3 hours. Double and single lane gravel /
passenger cars. East Fork of the Sevier River, Tropic Reservoir,
Podunk Guard Station, Dixie National Forest; a broad forested
valley with Bryce-like formations. Excellent wildlife viewing.
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