• Bryce Canyon Amphitheater

    Bryce Canyon

    National Park Utah

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  • U.S. Highway 89 Bryce Canyon to Grand Canyon

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For Kids

COMING FOR A VISIT TO BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK?

Bryce Canyon is a wonderful place for kids to visit!

 
junior ranger badge
When you arrive, come to the Visitor Center to find out how to become a Junior Ranger. Kids who are 5 years and older can become Junior Rangers. Although the program materials are in English, there are activities in French and German that can replace one of the three requirements. What all Junior Rangers have in common is a love of nature!
 
mounted mountain lion
Walk through the tall models of canyon walls, real boulders and fossils in our museum, but watch out! The stuffed mountain lion perched on a realistic rock ledge over your head looks like it might pounce on you!
 
bookstore aisle
You'll want to visit the attractive bookstore in our Visitor Center. There are books of all sorts, stuffed animals, CDs & DVDs, posters, hanging mobiles, magnets and hiking gear...and plenty of post cards!
 
Navajo loop and queen's garden trail
Of course the best part about Bryce Canyon National Park is the great outdoors! Come and explore! We have some overnight hiking trails for tent campers. But our most beautiful trails can be done in a day or less. We have trails as short as half a mile (less than a km) and some as long as 11 miles (over 17 km). Signs will help you find your way through the hoodoo mazes!
 

LOOKING FOR ONLINE ACTIVITIES ABOUT BRYCE CANYON?

If you can't visit Bryce Canyon National Park soon, perhaps you'd like to check out Park Fun; it links to online activities especially for kids like these:

 
Geodetectives at work
Geodetectives -- Do you like geology? How about dinosaurs? If so, you could be a Geodetective by solving a mystery or two from earth history. How will you solve the mystery? Professor Allister Holmes McFragilis and his crew of dinosaurs will help you! Elementary, my dear Watson!
 
Lightning flashes over Bryce Canyon
Lightning flashes over Bryce Canyon
Gary Becker
What are lightning and thunder? Do you know how to be safe during thunderstorms in Bryce Canyon? Have you ever heard of the "30 - 30 rule?" Find out by visiting our Don't Get Zapped! website. Then take the Quiz and print a Certificate for yourself!
 
NEED HELP WITH A RESEARCH PAPER ABOUT THE FEATURES OF BRYCE CANYON?
 
park history collage
People have lived in the Bryce Canyon area for about 10,000 years. To learn more about these people look in the History and Culture section of our website.
 
Mural of Bryce Canyon
Mural of Bryce Canyon
Larry Eifert
Visit Nature & Science: learn about the Utah prairie dog, the clever Clark's Nutcracker bird, and the Ponderosa forest; our night skies are the darkest around!
 
View from Inspiration view point
Bryce Canyon is really famous for its beautiful rock features; there's even a place called Fairyland Point! We have rock arches, fins, walls...and "hoodoos." Interested? Visit Bryce's Geologic Formations website.
  • GEODetective Kids Page GEODetective Kids Page

    Children can link here to learn about geology on the web Read More

  • Interpretive Programs Interpretive Programs

    Ranger led programs are offered throughout the year as weather permits Read More

  • Clark's Nutcracker in a juniper tree Clark's Nutcracker in a juniper tree

    These birds REMEMBER where they hide up to 75% of their seed caches! Read More

Did You Know?

Hoodoos stand as sentinels with their magic

The geologic term, hoodoo, lives on at Bryce Canyon National Park as perpetuated by early geologists who thought the rock formations could cast a spell on you with their magical spires and towering arches. More...