Highway 12 Scenic Byway

Receiving the designation of 'All American Road'. The highway has two National Parks; Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef, at each end and many other scenic points in between. Read more…

Places You'll See

Highway 12 passes through Red Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and over Boulder Mountain in the Dixie National Forest to its conclusion near the entrance to Capitol Reef National Park.

Capitol Reef State Park

A small community rich in pioneer heritage, Tropic is typical of the other small towns on U-12 east abreast of Bryce Canyon. Near the town of Cannonville, is the northern boundary of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. A visitor center in Cannonville may help visitors experience the local culture past and present. A 7-mile paved road leads south from Cannonville to Kodachrome Basin State Park.

Kodachrome Basin State Park

One mile west of the town of Escalante is Petrified Forest State Park. The town itself borders the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The road continues through the Escalante canyons with panoramic views over miles of colorful slickrock. After crossing the Escalante River, visitors may picnic at Calf Creek Campground. From here, a six-mile round-trip trail takes visitors to Lower Calf Creek Falls.

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park

Nearing the town of Boulder, Highway 12 twists and turns through the Hogsback, a section of the road where cliffs drop steeply into narrow canyons on both sides of the highway. In Boulder, a museum and remnants of a prehistoric Indian village at Anasazi State Park.

Anasazi State Park

Following the summit of Boulder Mountain, the byway travels a spectacular forested course where views of colorful Capitol Reef National Park, the Circle Cliffs and the Henry Mountains are framed by the trees of the Dixie National Forest.

Dixie National Forest

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Capitol Reef National Park
• Boulder Mountain
• Anasazi State Park
• Burr Trail
• Hell's Backbone Backway
• Hogback
• Calf Creek Falls
• Escalante River Trailhead
• Canyons of the Escalante
• Upper Valley Granaries
• Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
• The Blues Overlook
• Grand Staircase National Monument
• Kodachrome Basin State Park
• Bryce Canyon National Park
• Red Canyon

OTHER UTAH SCENIC DRIVES

• Mirror Lake Highway
• Beaver Canyon - Scenic Drives & Byways
• Indian Creek Scenic Drive
• Potash Moab Scenic Drive
• Bear Lake Scenic Drive
• St. George Scenic Drives
• Dead Horse Point Scenic Drive
• Fish Lake Scenic Drive
• Cedar Breaks Scenic Drive
• Vernal Scenic Drives
• Trail of the Ancients Scenic Drive
• Monument Valley | Highway 163 Scenic Drive
• Highway 128 Colorado River Scenic Byway
• Alpine Loop
• Heber Valley Scenic Drives
• Mt Carmel to Long Valley Scenic Drive
• Moab Scenic Drives & Byways
• Indian Canyon Scenic Drive
• Brian Head Scenic Drive
• Zion Scenic Drive
• Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Drive
• Capitol Reef Scenic Drive
• Grand Canyon Scenic Drives
• Huntington Canyon Scenic Drive
• Bryce Canyon Scenic Drives
• Provo Canyon
• Park City Scenic Drives
• Mount Nebo Scenic Byway
• Little Cottonwood Canyon
• Logan Canyon
• Flaming Gorge Scenic Drives
• Fall Colors Scenic Drives
• Big Cottonwood Canyon