Grand Canyon Staircase Escalante
Grand staircase escalante national monument.
Grand canyon staircase escalante. This center is jointly run by grand staircase escalante national monument bureau of land management glen canyon national recreation area national park service and dixie national forest forest service. The visitor center offers escalante canyon maps and great interpretive displays as well as helpful staff members who can answer your questions. A delaware sized museum of sedimentary erosion that walks you down through a 200 million year old staircase of animals that s us minerals and vegetables a k a the longest slowest front porch ever. Walk and photograph the incredible wire pass slot canyon.
Escalante canyons is the northeastern section of the grand staircase area and is most commonly accessed from the towns of escalante and boulder. From 204 11 hiking in kanab. Grand staircase escalante national monument map. Maps may be used for non commercial purposes provided that they are not altered or edited and they are appropriately credited.
Grand staircase escalante national monument spans approximately one million acres of america s public lands and contains three distinct units grand staircase kaiparowits and escalante canyon. Walk and photograph scenic yellow rock in the grand staircase from 199 00 15 day southwest grand circle tour from 6 000 00. The grand canyon trust is a non profit conservation organization that exists to protect the land and cultures in and around the grand canyon and the colorado plateau including bears ears and grand staircase escalante national monuments. On the west grand staircase the visitor center in kanab can be called at 435 644 1300 and is at 745 east highway 89 kanab ut 84741.
It features outdoor exhibits focusing on trip planning and interior exhibits on the scientific research surrounding the escalante region. Depending on where you stand grand staircase escalante national monument has been quietly doing its thing for between 275 million and 50 million years. According to tripadvisor travelers these are the best ways to experience grand staircase escalante national monument.