BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK

PARK FACTS

Location: Utah

Size: 56 sq mi (51st)

About the size of: Bermuda

Date Established: February 25,1928 (17th)

Annual Visitation (2018): 2,679,478 (12th)

Features: hoodoos, red-rock scenery, dark skies

Common activities: sightseeing, hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, stargazing

As if carved by a Baroque sculptor, Bryce Canyon National Park consists of several amphitheatre-like basins of ornate red rock pinnacles called "hoodoos." Bryce Canyon is also home to numerous rare flora and fauna, including Great Basin Bristlecone Pines and California Condors.