100 Things to Do at Bryce Canyon

August 01, 2016

Bryce Canyon's Galactic Geometry

Like a fine wine or Ziggy Stardust, Bryce Canyon only gets better with age. Bryce’s unlikely amphitheatres took 60 million years to make but us measly humans only just stumbled upon them. Reuben “Ruby” Syrett thought that a terrific waste, so he built a lodge and some cabins in 1916, which he named Ruby's Inn, to help the world’s un-Bryced population make up for lost time.

It's pretty darn easy to create your own family traditions when you take the entire crew to Bryce Canyon National Park. Boredom just isn’t an option. You’ll have something to do day and night, year after year and for generations as your family adds layers like so much Jurassic red rock. Maybe your great grandkids will ride hoverboards through Bryce.

Thanks to Ruby's Inn, Great-grandpa Ruby & Mother Nature

HORSEBACK RIDING IN THE BRYCE CANYON AREA

Red Canyon
Willis Creek – Sheep Creek (4.5 – 5 hours)
Rock Spring’s Draw – Paria (6.5 – 8 hours)
Rock Spring’s Draw – Snake Creek Ride (7 – 8 hours)
Rock Spring’s Draw – Sam Pollock Arch Ride (9 – 10 hours)

All horseback riding info Winter rides are available by reservation only, 48 hours in advance

HIKING TRAILS IN BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK & SURROUNDING AREA

EASY HIKING TRAILS

6. Sheep Creek | 3–5 miles one way

7. Swamp Canyon Connecting Trail | 1 mile one way

8. Whiteman Connecting Trail | 0.9 mile one way

9. Bristlecone Loop | 1 mile overall

10. Mossy Cave | 0.4 mile one way

11. Red Hollow | 2 miles round-trip

12. Dianas Throne | 2.1 miles round-trip

MODERATE HIKING TRAILS

13. Fairyland Loop | 8-mile loop

14. Rim Trail | 5.5 miles one way

15. Queen’s Garden Complex | 0.9 mile one way

16. Navajo Loop | 1.4 miles overall

17. Peekaboo Loop | 5.5 miles overall

18. Agua Canyon Connecting Trail | 1.8 miles one way

19. Riggs Spring Loop | 8.8 miles overall

20. Red Canyon Loop | 9.8 miles round-trip

21. Losee Canyon | 3 miles one way

22. Sugar Knoll | 2.1 miles one way

23. White Tower | 6.1 miles one way

24. Willis Creek Slot Canyon | 4 miles round-trip

STRENUOUS HIKING TRAILS

25. Under the Rim Trail | 23 miles one way

26. Coral Pink Sand Dunes | 2.5 miles overall

MOUNTAIN BIKING NEAR BRYCE CANYON

27.Dave’s Hollow area

28. Casto Canyon

29. Paunsaugunt Trail

30. Pine Lake/Powell Point

31. Kodachrome Basin

32. Bryce Canyon Premier Bike Trail

33. Red Canyon to Bryce Canyon Bike Trail (paved)

34. Thunder Mountain Trail

35. Brian Head Resort

36. Cassidy Trail

Note: Keep to designated trails and roads in all scenic places. Bicycles are only permitted along paved bike trails within Bryce Canyon National Park.