Best trails in Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon is a series of gorgeous, amphitheater shaped canyons that are known for their striking hoodoos. Because of the park's relatively remote location, it gets a lot less foot and car traffic than other National Parks. It is home to trees that are well over 1,000 years old, endangered species like Utah prairie dog, the California condor, and the southwestern willow flycatcher, and 400 native plant species.
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Visitor info
Price is per motorcycle.
Admits one individual with no car to the park - typically used for bicyclists and walk-ins. Youth 15 and under are admitted free.
Admits one private, non-commercial vehicle (15 passenger capacity or less) and all occupants.
Valid for entry into Bryce Canyon National Park for 12 months from purchase.
Join millions of people who enjoy our National Parks with the "America the Beautiful" National Park & Federal Recreational Lands Pass, otherwise known as the Interagency Annual Pass. The pass is valid for a year's worth of visits from the month of purchase at more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the country.
No entrance pass required on these days:
Monday, January 20 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saturday, April 19 — First day of National Park Week
Thursday, June 19 — Juneteenth National Independence Day
Monday, August 4 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Saturday, September 27 — National Public Lands Day
Tuesday, November 11 — Veterans Day
The Interagency Access Pass is accepted here.
The Visitor Center is accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers and has wheelchair accessible restrooms and drinking fountains. The orientation film includes closed captioning.
Assistive listening and audio-description devices are available at the Visitor Center front desk upon request.
Several summer ranger-led programs, including geology talks, rim walks, and evening programs in the auditorium, are wheelchair accessible.
Additional information about accessibility at Bryce Canyon National Park can be found on their website: https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm.
Bryce Canyon's shuttle buses have powered wheelchair lifts and can accommodate two wheelchairs. They operate from April to October.
The Visitor Center is accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers and has wheelchair accessible restrooms and drinking fountains. The orientation film includes closed captioning.
The Sunrise Unit of Bryce Canyon Lodge has wheelchair accessible rooms and restrooms.
There are accessible restrooms at the following trailheads: the General Store, Farview Point, and Rainbow Point.
Sunset Campground has 2 individual wheelchair accessible camping sites (#223 and #224) and accessible restrooms at Loop A and the group site.
Service animals must be on-leash throughout the park.
Trail reviews for Bryce Canyon National Park
I hiked the Fairyland Loop at Bryce Canyon National Park alone on July 30, 2023, and I absolutely loved it! It was a peaceful and relaxing hike with amazing scenic views. Some parts of the trail were challenging, but it was totally worth it. I highly recommend this hike to everyone!
Bryce Canyon is so beautiful it’s hard to describe. Start early (6:30 am) for good parking and less crowds. Go down Navajo at Sunset Point and come up Queens Garden Trail at Sunrise Point. Trust me on this one. We did the Wall Street trail through Navajo Loop. It was awesome. Take the side trail to pay respect to the Queen. Have fun. Worth every step.
Lovely easy trail with logs of fresh pines, birdsong. I loved that it showed me another side of Bryce Canyon that isn't commonly seen in pictures
The best hike to get the most out of one day in Bryce Canyon.
Late June 2025. If you prefer solitude, this trail is for you. We did 3 days, starting at Rainbow Point and staying at Swamp Canyon and Right Fork Yellow Creek. The only other people we saw were a father and son running team and a trail maintenance crew. We were the only campers at both camp sites. Definitely at lot of forest hiking, but there are some spectacular views speckled throughout. Water is not plentiful. We cached water at the Swamp Canyon connector and filtered water at Right Fork Yellow Creek. Yellow Creek also had a decent water flow in the campsite. Bugs overall were not an issue, but were numerous and pesky at both Natural Bridge and Yellow Creek campsites. Trail composition changes regularly - clay, rocky, sand, dirt, and more. A substantial amount of overgrowth, but nothing problematic. Markings were mostly good with some cairn searching through washouts and there are a lot of washouts. Overall this was a great trip and highly recommended. Bryce Canyon boasts nearly 3 million visitors, but very few can say they’ve experienced the park from this unique perspective.
Bryce Canyon is a very busy park, but if you can sneak in a hike here it won’t disappoint! There is a little bit of smoke in the air from the local fire but you can still do the hikes without issue. I’d recommend checking the air quality before your trip just to be safe.