Where To Stay Near Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
Scenic byway 12 or on highway 89.
Where to stay near grand staircase escalante national monument. Find a hotel in escalante or the surrounding grand staircase area. You ll have the time of your life in this quiet gem of a camping area. It was named grand staircase escalante due to the many plateaus including the kaiparowits plateau the highest plateau at 9000 feet that descend from bryce canyon national park south to the grand canyon. Staying near grand staircase escalante national monument.
Grand staircase escalante national monument flickr album the monument is an outstanding biological resource spanning five life zones from low lying desert to coniferous forest. This area boasts a mixture of c olorful sandstone cliffs soaring. Compare 12 hotels near grand staircase escalante national monument in escalante using 892 real guest reviews. Located within grand staircase escalante national monument the 1 350 acre escalante petrified forest state park offers hikes and river rafting through petrified wood and dinosaur fossils some more than 100 million years old.
Escalante is home to 21 hotels and other accommodations so you can find something that s perfect for your stay. Cancel free on most hotels. There are only two campgrounds in grand staircase escalante national monument. View all attractions near grand staircase escalante national monument on tripadvisor.
The allure of the grand staircase region the bulk of which is contained in the grand staircase escalante national monument is phenomenal. But it s relatively new to us humans. Deep within this vast and austere landscape the anasazi and fremont cultures made contact in the period ad 950 1100 leaving behind rock art panels occupation sites. Grand staircase escalante hotels lodging grand staircase escalante national monument in the middle of utah is a rugged desolate paradise that s just waiting to be explored.
Grand staircase escalante national monument is located in a welcoming area of escalante that travelers like for its hiking. Sun drenched utah backcountry spreads out well beyond the visible horizon from the road whether you re traveling along the the all american road. President bill clinton named it as a national monument in 1996 in a presidential proclamation. Depending on where you stand grand staircase escalante national monument has been quietly doing its thing for between 275 million and 50 million years.
A visitors center tells the story of how this area evolved with displays of plant and marine fossils. Calf creek is the larger and more developed option for you and your camp crew. It was the last part of the lower 48 united states to get cartographed and once people started poking.