Alt Text Map of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. The long and narrow park land is enclosed in a green border with tiered, staircase-like edges that interrupt the beige landscape. A long river runs down the left side of the map, and about a dozen creeks wind through the park. Extended Description This description will start by noting the roads around and through the park and then work from top to bottom. Roads and Surroundings State Route 12 runs laterally across the map from the upper left side and off the upper right side. On the left, text reads “To US Highway 89, 11 miles, 18 kilometers.” On the right, text reads, “To Tropic, 2 miles, 3 kilometers.” The unpaved County Road 087 runs down the left side of the map from State Route 12 and along the East Fork Sevier River for 7 miles (11 kilometers) before looping around the narrow Tropic Reservoir near a note indicating “To King Creek,” which has a campground. Three miles (5 kilometers) past County Road 087, State Route 12 intersects with State Route 63, which continues down through Bryce Canyon City, entering the park soon after and running down most of the length of the park’s plateau. From State Route 12, Johns Valley Road continues up off the top of the map, with text at the top that reads “To Antimony, 36 miles, 58 kilometers.” From the intersection with State Route 63, State Route 12 eventually runs through the park’s upper right section and passes several lookout points, including one near Mossy Cave Trail and Jolley Hollow (elevation 6,832 feet, 2,082 meters). This site, also adjoining the Paria River, which runs parallel to the road, has a waterfall and restrooms. The road heads off the map. Another local road enters about a quarter of the way down, linking up with an unpaved road along Bryce Creek, which leads back to the park. A green dashed line representing a shared-use path runs parallel to State Route 12 west of its intersection with State Route 63; it then follows State Route 63 down into the park. Between Bryce Canyon City and the park entrance are four shuttle bus stops, including the Shuttle Parking and Boarding Area in the middle of this cluster. Inside the Park The area from the entrance down to Paria View and Bryce Point, which includes the Visitor Center, is enclosed in a rectangle labeled “See map at right.” State Route 63 enters the park at Mile Marker 0, and then the road splits. One leg goes to the right for 1 mile (2 kilometers) to Fairyland Point, the northern terminus of the Rim Trail (elevation 7,758 feet, 2,365 meters) from which point the Fairyland Loop Trail heads out into the canyon and rejoins at the plateau further down. The park road follows along the edge of the plateau for 18 miles. The road’s other leg continues down toward fee stations and the Visitor Center at Mile Marker 1, which has a ranger station, restrooms, drinking water, a telephone, and shuttle bus stop. From here to Mile Marker 2, the road passes a side loop road leading to Sunrise Point, which has a campground, two shuttle bus stops, and Bryce Canyon Lodge; and then reaches Sunset Point, which also has a shuttle stop, right after Mile 2. The road continues down, passes two more shuttle bus stops and another campground, then splits again before Mile Marker 3. One leg heads to the southeast and first passes a short spur that curves down and to the right around the rim, reaching Inspiration Point and a shuttle bus stop, beyond which no trailers are allowed. It then continues southeast before splitting again, with one end reaching east to Bryce Point and a shuttle bus stop that overlook the canyon and Bryce Amphitheater. The other leads south to Paria View (8,176 feet, 2,492 meters). On the other leg of the park road, text with a line pointing to a gate notes that this road may be closed here during snowstorms. The boxed-in area ends at Mile Marker 4, while just before Mile Marker 5 is a picnic area. The Rim Trail continues beyond Bryce Point and into the canyon the Under-the-Rim Trail (Bryce Point to Rainbow Point), passing Hat Shop, then coming down to the Right Fork Yellow Creek backcountry campsite. Then it loops down to the Yellow Creek Group backcountry campsite (6,800 feet, 2,073 meters). The trail continues back toward the plateau to the Yellow Creek backcountry campsite, then continues down the canyon below the plateau, joining the Swamp Canyon Loop Trail, which starts at Swamp Canyon overlook (7,998 feet, 2,438 meters), on Mile Marker 6 on along the main road. At the bottom of the loop trail is Right Fork Swamp Canyon backcountry campsite, near Sheep Creek. Below here are Swamp Canyon Butte and Mud Canyon Butte (8,330 feet, 2,539 meters). The Under-the-Rim Trail continues down Swamp Canyon, linking with Whiteman Connecting Trail, which heads back to the main road at Mile Marker 9, below the natural feature named Whiteman Bench, and the Swamp Canyon backcountry campsite. Halfway between Mile Markers 9 and 10 is a picnic area. Between Mile Markers 10 and 11 is Piracy Point, followed by Farview Point, which has restrooms. Farview Point is at an elevation of 8,819 feet (2,688 meters). The Under-the-Rim Trail briefly enters Dixie National Forest in this area before curling back into Bryce Canyon National Park. Past Mile 12 is Natural Bridge, which is across from Natural Bridge backcountry campsite along the Under-the-Rim Trail, which is found between Bridge Canyon and Agua Canyon and near the park’s border with Dixie National Forest. Past Mile 13 is Agua Canyon overlook, and Agua Canyon Connecting Trail, which leads from Agua Canyon up to Ponderosa Canyon overlook (8,904 feet, 2,714 meters), situated just before Mile 15. Black Birch Canyon is just past Mile 16, across from the Iron Spring backcountry campsite on the Under-the-Rim Trail. Mile 18 has Rainbow Point and Yovimpa Point. Rainbow Point (9,115 feet, 2,778 meters) has restrooms and a picnic area. Near Rainbow and Yovimpa points, the Riggs Spring Loop Trail connects from the Under-the-Rim Trail. It loops around, in clockwise order, The Promontory; around Coral Hollow and its backcountry campsite; then down Mutton Hollow toward the Riggs Spring backcountry campsite and a nearby group site; and finally Yovimpa Spring and the Yovimpa Pass backcountry campsite, before closing the loop back at Yovimpa Point. The Bristlecone Loop Trail takes a short loop within the interior section of The Riggs Spring Loop Trail. Surrounding Area Areas surrounding the park, including Dixie National Forest, are shaded beige. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument climbs up the right edge of the map, touching the national park’s right edge at several points. Smaller portions of land are blocked off as private property. In the park, the plateau is shaded pale green, while canyon areas are shaded to show terrain. Legend A scale in the upper left corner of the map measures distances of 0.5 and 1 kilometer and 0.5 and 1 mile. The North arrow below is angled to the left at eleven o’clock.