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Bryce Canyon National Park
Right Fork Swamp Canyon Campsite

This site is easy to get to. It is 1.1 miles (1.8 km) from the Sheep Creek Swamp Canyon parking lot, down the Swamp Canyon Connecting Trail. It is just to the north of the junction of the Swamp Canyon Connector and the Under the Rim Trail. There are three big Ponderosa Pine at the site with lots of Gambel Oak and some Alderleaf and Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany. There is no water at the site. There is water about .5 mile (.8 km) up the Swamp Canyon Connector, just to the south of the trail. There are views of the cliffs and Swamp Canyon Butte near the site.

Datum WGS 84, 37 34 36.8 N, 112 12 46.3 W Altitude 7515 feet (2291 m).

 
Right Fork Swamp Canyon campsite and view of red cliff butte.
text and images courtesy of Ron Warner
Right Fork Swamp Canyon campsite and view of red cliff butte
USS Shenandoah at sea, USS Bryce Canyon is of the same class ship.  

Did You Know?
USS Bryce Canyon (AD-36) was named after the park. Commissioned 15 September 1950 at Charleston SC,(22 years after the park was established, to the day), Decommissioned 30 June 1981. A plaque, with a Flag and Ensign last flown over the ship are on display in the Headquarters building.
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Last Updated: November 30, 2006 at 18:08 EST