Bryce Canyon's Geology Festival (Geo Fest) is scheduled for Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13, 2024. Join park rangers for guided hikes, family-friendly geology programs, evening programs as well as exhibits and family oriented activities at the Visitor Center.
Day 1: Friday, July 12, 2024
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Hike with a Geologist (Free ticket required. Pick up at Visitor Center desk same-day starting at 8 a.m.)
12 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Visitor Center Plaza Activities
Geology booths from nearby public lands and parks will be set up at the Visitor Center. Stop by and learn something new!
Booths include Dixie National Forest, Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Southern Utah University, Snow Canyon State Park, St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site, Utah Geological Survey Utah Tech University, and Zion National Park.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Geology Talks
2:00 p.m. - Tim Connors (NPS Intermountain Region)
2:45 p.m. - Alexandra Bonham (Bryce Canyon & Death Valley National Parks)
3:30 p.m. - Robyn Henderek (Zion National Park)
4:15 p.m. - Madison Watkins (Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument)
Earth Detectives: How Geologists Study Earth’s History Cate Larsen is a geology communicator from New York state known on social media as the Groovy Geologist. Her educational videos, podcasts, and live lessons bring the wonder of geology to a worldwide audience in fun and exciting ways. Offline, she speaks in classrooms and libraries, and has also appeared on television shows such as Prime Suspect Earth.
Her talk will focus on how geologists study the rock record to interpret what happened long ago, and how doing so helps us understand the natural processes happening today.
Day 2: Saturday, July 13, 2024
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Hike with a Geologist (Free ticket required. Pick up at Visitor Center desk same-day starting at 8 a.m.)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Visitor Center Plaza Activities
Geology booths from nearby public lands and parks will be set up at the Visitor Center. Stop by and learn something new!
Booths include Dixie National Forest, Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Southern Utah University, Snow Canyon State Park, St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site, Utah Geological Survey Utah Tech University, and Zion National Park.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Geology Talks
2:00 p.m. - Hunter Carter (St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site)
2:45 p.m. - Rob Gay (Idaho State University)
3:30 p.m. - Brandon Peecook (Idaho State University)
Geologic-Hazard Mapping in Utah's National Parks
Tyler Knudsen is a Senior Geologist with the Utah Geological Survey’s Geologic Hazards Program in Cedar City, Utah. He holds a B.S. degree in geology from the University of Utah and a M.S. degree in geology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His primary responsibilities include identifying, investigating, and publishing information on hazardous faults, landslides, rockfalls, ground subsidence, and other potential geologic hazards in southwestern Utah. He has authored and co-authored several studies and maps on the geology and geologic hazards of the Cedar City-Parowan area, St. George basin, Zion National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Bryce Canyon National Park.
*Evening Programs
In the event of inclement weather, evening programs will move to the Lodge Auditorium. In this case, seating will be limited to 140 people, first-come, first-served.
If the program is moved, we will post an update to our Alerts page.
Map of 2024 Geology Festival
Last updated: July 3, 2024
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Contact Info
Mailing Address:
P.O Box 640201
Bryce,
UT
84764
Phone:
435 834-5322
Phones are answered and messages returned as soon as possible as staffing allows.
