Welcome to Escalante

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Welcome to Escalante - or Escalant as we locals call it. All services are available all year in our quiet western town of farmers, ranchers, artists, and outdoor enthusiasts. When you're in town visit our rustic pioneer homes and barns, and our unique shops and galleries. Escalante is a good place to stay when visiting the area's attractions. Centrally located in the heart of Scenic Byway 12, Escalante is surrounded by excellent recreational adventures and some of the most rugged and diverse scenery in the West. Escalante is the headquarters to the nation's newest national monument - the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument of 1.7 million acres. The Dixie National Forest is to the north, and Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Lake Powell are all within short drives. Stop by and ask about our great hiking and fishing spots. Or maybe even take a guided tour or pack trip into the great outdoors!

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Activities in the Escalante Area

Our visitor center and Interagency Ofice have local information. Some activities and events are seasonal.

• Shop and browse the art and antique gallery and the gift and rock shops. You'll find fine art, textiles, pottery, photography, American Indian jewelry and rugs, cowboy art, petrified wood, sculptured furniture, Native American flutes and hand-crafted drums, mountain man and native crafts.
• Visit the Daughters of Utah Pioneer Museum.
• Walk through Escalante's history on a tour of 95 pioneer homes and barns. Ask for a free brochure.
• Take a surrey ride through town.
• Explore the new Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (BLM Resource Area 435-826-4291).
• Visit the Escalante Interagency Visitor Center for maps and information on area forests, canyons, and deserts. (435-826-5499).
• Horseback ride or visit a working cattle ranch.
• Hike Escalante Petrified Forest State Park. Fish or swim at Wide Hollow Reservoir. (435-826-4466).
• Plan a pack trip, jeep tour or guided hike into the canyons.
• Enjoy a cool mountain getaway, and hike or fish at Posey Lake or Barker Reservoir.
• Drive the unpaved Hell's Backbone Road and cross the unique bridge (not for the faint of heart).
• Retrace the route of the Hole-In-The-Rock Expedition. Stop and picnic at DevilÕs Rock Garden.
• Hike to Lower Calf Creek Falls. There's great fishing, too!

Services

• All services available year round
• Motels, bed & breakfast, RV parks
• Restaurants, fast food, groceries, liquor store
• Shopping
• Airport
• Gasoline, automobile repairs, towing services, car wash
• Visitor information, DUP Museum, limited medical services, churches, bank, post office, laundromat
• Interagency Office (BLM, Forest Service, Nat'l Parks)
• Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, city park

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