All about Bryce Canyon National Park

Jennifer Melroy
Last Modified September 15, 2022
First Published on January 15, 2019

Bryce Canyon National Park is one of Utah’s Might Five Parks. Although it is called a canyon, Bryce isn’t’ a canyon. It is part of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. The entire park is made of a series of amphitheaters filled with hoodoos. Hoodoos are unique geological structures that are formed by frost weathering. Watching the sunrise over the Bryce amphitheater is one of the greatest sights in the park system.

Bryce Canyon National Park Profile

Region	Intermountain Region
Park Size	35,835 acres (55.99 sq miles) (145 sq km) About the size of Wallis and Futuna of France
Elevation	Highest point: 9,115 ft (2,778 m) at Rainbow Point Lowest point: 6,565 feet (2,001 m) at Yellow Creek
Location	Garfield and Kane County, Utah
Nearby Cities	Tropic Panguitch
Founding Date	Bryce Canyon National Monument – June 8, 1923 Bryce Canyon National Park – February 25, 1928
Visitors	1.7 million (in 2018)
Busy Season	May to September
Visitor Centers	Bryce Canyon Visitor Center – Open Year Around
Park Hours	Open 365 days (24 hours a day)
Entrance Fees	7-day Passenger Vehicle Pass – $35 7-day Motorcycle Pass – $20 7-day Individual Pass – $20
Annual Pass	Bryce Canyon National Park Pass – $40 American the Beautiful Pass – $80
Pets	Yes but best left at home. If bringing, please review the Bryce Canyon Pet Policy.

Bryce Canyon National Park Climate
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Average high in °F:	35	38	44	52	62	73
Average low in °F:	11	13	19	24	32	39
Av. precipitation in inch:	1.8	1.4	1.5	0.8	0.8	0.6
Av. snowfall in inch:	17	18	17	8	2	0.1
	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high in °F:	79	76	69	57	44	36
Average low in °F:	47	45	37	27	18	11
Av. precipitation in inch:	1.6	2	1.8	2	1.3	1.2
Av. snowfall in inch:	0	0	0.1	3	10	14

Check out nearby National Park Service Sites (less than a 4-hour drive):

Zion National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Arches National Park
Great Basin National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument
Pipe Spring National Monument
Wupatki National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

Check out nearby National Park Service Sites (less than an 8 hour drive):

Mesa Verde National Park
Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park
Petrified Forest National Park
Death Valley National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Hovenweep National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument
Colorado National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Tuzigoot National Monument
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Tonto National Monument
Hohokam Pima National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Aztec Ruins National Monument
El Morro National Monument
El Malpais National Monument
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Mojave National Preserve

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Jennifer Melroy

Jennifer is a long time national park blogger and the founder of National Park Obsessed. She is a dedicated National Park lover who is working on visiting all 63 US National Parks. She has currently been to 58 of the National Parks. She is dedicated to sharing her knowledge of the Parks with others and helping them learn to love the parks as much as she does.