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Aerial view of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah (courtesy, Bureau of Land Management)

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Active and Adventure Highlights

By Travel Expert: Bill Weir
  • On a trek through the canyons of the Escalante River and its many tributaries, you'll experience some of the quiet beauty of Glen Canyon, much of which has been lost to the waters of Lake Powell.
  • Lower Calf Creek Falls drops 126 feet into a crystal-clear pool, reached by a very pretty canyon hike of 5.5 miles roundtrip with a slight elevation gain.
  • The monument has very scenic back roads, all of which are open to mountain biking. Note that riding cross-country or on slickrock isn't permitted.
  • Hackberry Canyon offers fine scenery in the west half of the monument on a 20.5-mile hike from the mouth of Hackberry Canyon to the mouth of Round Valley Draw.

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Boulder Mountain Lodge
PO Box 1397, Highway 12
Boulder, UT 84716
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Distance: 13.7 Miles
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Kodachrome Basin State Park
P.O. Box 238
Cannonville, UT 84718-0238
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Distance: 27.4 Miles
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Stone Canyon Inn
P.O. Box 103
Tropic, UT 84776
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Distance: 27.9 Miles
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Coyote Buttes
On the Utah-Arizona border south of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
BLM - Kanab Field Office, 318 North First East
Kanab, Utah 84741
Distance: 0.0 Miles (from destination center)
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Navajo Sandstone swirls here in long graceful... Read More

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Escalante River Canyons
East and southeast of Escalante
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 755 W. Main
Escalante, Utah 84726
Distance: 0.1 Miles (from destination center)
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Although most of Glen Canyon has been lost to... Read More

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Calf Creek Falls Trail
Calf Creek Recreation Area, 15.5 miles east of Escalante on UT 12
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 755 W. Main
Escalante, Utah 84726 Map
Distance: 11.0 Miles (from destination center)
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