Bryce Canyon Scenic Tours and Shuttle Service

06/20/2024

Let’s bring in the summer!

06/15/2024

Come one and all!

⛏️ Rock on! Our annual Geology Festival returns July 12-13.

Join park rangers and special guests for two days of guided hikes, geology talks, evening programs, and family-friendly activities.

This year's festival will feature two special keynote speakers:

🎤 Cate Larsen is a geology communicator from New York state known on social media as the Groovy Geologist. Her Friday 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.

🎤 Tyler Knudsen is a Senior Geologist with the Utah Geological Survey’s Geologic Hazards Program in Cedar City, Utah. On Saturday he'll share his work of 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.

➡️ Learn more at
go.nps.gov/BryceGeoFest

NPS Poster/Kadi Franson

06/06/2024

05/24/2024

Nothing but facts!

🌕 The moon is full tonight, and soon our parking lots may be too!

Memorial Day weekend is historically the park's busiest weekend of the year. If you'll be visiting in the coming days, here are a few ways you can be prepared:

🚗 Parking lots tend to fill early. Avoid the uncertainty and enjoy a predictable visit on the free Bryce Canyon Shuttle. We recommend boarding in Bryce Canyon City at the Shuttle Station. go.nps.gov/BryceShuttle

🚴 The Shared Use Bike Path is another way to skip the lines and visit the iconic Bryce Amphitheater. Bikes and e-Bikes can be rented both within and outside the park. go.nps.gov/SharedUsePath

⚠️ Should all parking lots within the park reach capacity, private vehicles will be temporarily restricted from entering the park. This typically happens at least once each Memorial Day weekend. Riding the shuttle or using the Shared-Use Path are the only ways to enter the park during these restrictions.

Stay up to date with park alerts and tips here on social media and at our website at go.nps.gov/BryceConditions

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05/21/2024

If you’re hankering for a good time after visiting the park, maybe consider checking out the Bryce Canyon rodeo at the best Western Rubys inn!

05/10/2024

Here’s a shout out and thank you to all of the wonderful park employees that help make your visit the magical experience it is! So thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

They say parks are for people. The thing is, you need quite a few people to help make parks...for people.

You get what we mean. Whether it's greeting you at the entrance station, helping you choose a hike, bandaging a scraped knee, cleaning the restrooms, keeping the internet on, teaching you what kinds of rocks we have, or making sure we have enough money to pay for everything, Bryce Canyon employees show up every day to care for you and your public lands.

All of these roles (and plenty others) are the "service" reflected in our name: National Park Service. This Public Service Recognition Week, we want to thank our staff and fellow rangers for everything they do to make Bryce Canyon National Park a place where the world is welcome.


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05/03/2024

Something to keep in mind.

04/27/2024

This is cool

04/26/2024

It’s always fun and informative joining a ranger led activity. We hope to see you there!

Burrow on over to Bryce Canyon for Utah Prairie Dog Day!

Utah Prairie Dog Day will return on Thursday, May 9 and feature ranger-led prairie dog viewing, family-friendly activity booths and a special keynote presentation by David Eads, an ecologist with the U.S. Geologic Survey. The event is free with park admission. For a detailed schedule, please visit go.nps.gov/UtahPrairieDogDay

To help promote the event, the park held an art contest open to students in Garfield, Wayne, and Kane counties. The park received artwork submissions from students depicting the Utah prairie dog in its native environment. All artwork submissions will be on display at the Visitor Center on May 9. Artwork by Naomi Milby, a 5th grader from Panguitch, is featured on this year's poster.

A year-round inhabitant of Bryce Canyon’s high plateau meadows, Utah prairie dogs are considered a "keystone species" as they serve a variety of important functions including aerating soil and promoting plant growth. Over 200 other species have been associated with prairie dog colonies, including wildlife that depend upon prairie dog activity for both food and habitat. The Utah prairie dog has been listed under the Endangered Species Act since 1973 and was successfully reintroduced to the park in the 1980s.

More information on the Utah Prairie Dog can be found online at go.nps.gov/UtahPrairieDog


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04/19/2024

Coming to the park next week?

Keep this in mind when planning your visit. 

🧹Sweep! Heads up on some very short-term parking lot closures starting next week.

In order to clean out rock cinders and other winter debris, temporary parking lot closures will occur for 2 hours from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Monday, April 22: Visitor Center Parking
Tuesday, April 23: Sunrise Point Parking
Wednesday, April 24: Sunset Point Parking, Entrance Monument
Thursday, April 25: Bryce Point Parking
Monday, April 29: Inspiration Point Parking

Visit go.nps.gov/BryceConditions for the latest on alerts, closures, and conditions.

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03/30/2024

Stay warm

⚠️The main park road is closed beyond Mile 3 in preparation for an incoming storm. The Amphitheater area remains open.

❄️Please visit http://go.nps.gov/BryceConditions for more information.

*Note: Photo does not show current conditions in the park.

03/29/2024

It’s always great to hear that fairyland Canyon has been reopened. One of our favorite amphitheaters!

✅ The road to Fairyland Point is now open for the season.

Stay up to date with park alerts and conditions at go.nps.gov/bryceconditions

03/28/2024

A few things to consider this upcoming weekend!

🌱🚘❄️Now this is what it's like when worlds collide!

Increased Spring visitation and high-elevation Winter weather have a way of coming together in late March. Shuttle service does not begin until April 5, so options are limited once parking lots are full.

Forecasts currently predict 1 - 3 inches of snow for Bryce Canyon this weekend, which may lead to a temporary closure of Miles 4 - 18 of the Main Road.

Here are a few tips for your Easter weekend visit:

🕖 Time your visit well. Visitation peaks from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

🚙 In a multi-vehicle group? Consider parking at the shuttle station in Bryce Canyon City and carpooling into the park.

🥾 You came here to hike, right? Park at the Visitor Center Additional Parking lot and walk the freshly-plowed Shared-Use Path 0.8 miles to Sunrise Point.

🅿️ Only park in designated parking spots to protect vegetation along roadsides and avoid possible citations or towing.

🚧 Be prepared for short-term parking lot closures this weekend. These typically lift after about 30 minutes. In rare cases, vehicle entry into the park may be temporarily restricted until space becomes available.

Are you ready to go? As always, you can stay up to date with park alerts and conditions at go.nps.gov/BryceConditions

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03/27/2024

Giddy up! The Bryce Canyon Lodge reopens today!

The historic Lodge dining room serves breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and dinner from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Shower and laundry facilities also reopen at the General Store today, and operating hours have extended to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Learn more about lodging and dining at Bryce Canyon at go.nps.gov/BryceEatSleep

And if you're wondering about horse rides, those haven't started quite yet, but are expected to resume sometime in April as park trails dry out. Learn more about booking rides at go.nps.gov/BryceHorse

Read about other upcoming spring details at go.nps.gov/BryceNews

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03/24/2024

Hello everybody, my brothers and I have a quick announcement:
We are currently hiring for a full-time interpretive guide in Bryce Canyon and in Zion.

Both positions start at $15 an hour after training and completion of a first aid CPR AED course.

must have a clean MVR.

If you are interested or know someone else who may be please get a hold of us at 435-690-9181, reply to this post, or reach out to our email at [email protected] 

We look forward to building our team and hope that you can be a part of it.


03/07/2024

03/01/2024

Hear ye hear ye :

📰 NPS News Release: Bryce Canyon private horse reservations moving to Recreation.gov

Beginning April 1, those planning to ride private stock within Bryce Canyon National Park will be able to make ride reservations online via Recreation.gov. This will replace the old system, by which reservations were made by calling or e-mailing designated park staff during regular business hours.

Information on private ride reservations as well as wrangler-led horse and mule rides can be found at go.nps.gov/BryceHorse

Read the full news release at go.nps.gov/BryceNews

02/25/2024

Back in the day.

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02/10/2024

😮

01/19/2024

What a cool job!

✨ The stars (and 100 applicants) are the limit!

Calling all undergrads, recent grads, and early career professionals!

🔭 This year Bryce Canyon is recruiting a Night Skies Communication and Education Assistant through the Scientists in Parks (SIP) program. This position will work with the Interpretation Supervisor to create and provide night sky programs using laser pointers, binoculars, and telescopes.

A relocation allowance, weekly stipend, and housing are all provided.

Applications for the summer 2024 season are open now, and positions close after they receive 100 applications. So don't delay, apply for this (and other SIP opportunities) today! https://www.scientistsinparks.org/

🔬 About Scientists in Parks
Every year, the Scientists in Parks program places hundreds of college students, recent graduates, and early career professionals across the National Park System to work on natural resource management needs. Each opportunity with the SIP program affords a distinct and memorable experience with projects that vary based on location, length, focus, and complexity.

NPS Photo/Keith Moore
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01/10/2024

A shout out to all rangers and all you do!

Thank you!

10/22/2023

🚘Life is a Highway…and you’re back in the driver’s seat.

🚍After a fun-filled summer season in the park, the Bryce Canyon Shuttle is concluding its season today. This means today is the last day you can catch a ride, with the final shuttle of the season departing the park at 6:35 p.m.

🤗We would like to extend a huge thank you to the entire staff at the Bryce Canyon Shuttle for another successful season.

⚠️Although shuttle service is ending, the park remains open to enjoy year-round. Please remember to obey all posted speed limits within the park, our wildlife thanks you!

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10/09/2023

If you’d like to grab one “hell of a pizza” from one “hell of a pizza place”,come on down to Tropic and dig in. You’ll be glad you did!

09/28/2023

Come, one come all. We hope to see you there. 

Bryce Canyon Heritage Days are nearly here!

Join us September 28 - 30 for a special centennial festival celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Bryce Canyon region.

From beadwork to beekeeping, the festival schedule will feature demonstration booths and performances exemplifying Southern Paiute, Navajo, Hopi, and pioneer heritage at both the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center and Bryce Lodge auditorium.

VISITOR CENTER ACTIVITIES
• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Demonstration Booths
• 10 a.m. & 4 p.m. (Daily) Circle Dance Song feat. Brent Tom, Cedar Band of Southern Paiutes
• 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. (Daily) Northern Traditional and Jingle Dance feat. Dorothy and Damon Polk, Cedar Band of Southern Paiutes
• 2 p.m. (Thursday) Dineh’Tah Navajo Dancers
• 2 p.m. (Friday and Saturday) Concertina music feat. Ross Murdock
• 12 p.m. (Saturday) Southern Paiute Youth Performers

BRYCE LODGE ACTIVITIES
• 7 p.m. Thursday Night: Dineh’Tah Navajo Dancers
• 7 p.m. Friday Night: Concertina and Country Music feat. Ross Murdock, Jared Harlan, and Dallin Werber
• 5 p.m. Saturday Night: Southern Paiute Youth Performers

Learn more at go.nps.gov/BryceHeritage

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09/25/2023

Hear ye hear ye!


Winter is coming!

Want to know how we know? Not only are we excellent calendar-readers, we also know it’s time for the Bryce Canyon shuttle to switch to its fall operating hours.

Starting tomorrow, Monday, September 25th, the shuttle will move to its fall schedule (8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) While service will continue to begin at 8 a.m. every day, the last bus going southbound into the park will arrive at the Visitor Center at 5:57 p.m. and the final bus going northbound out of the park will arrive at the Visitor Center at 6:30 p.m.

The last day of shuttle service for 2023 will be Sunday, October 22nd and we continue to recommend taking the shuttle until then to ensure a more predictable Bryce Canyon visit.

For more information on the park shuttle visit go.nps.gov/BryceShuttle

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09/17/2023

Hey Bryce Canyon crowd, come check out this fund raiser that our local Bryce Valley High is taking part in. Not only does every little bit help, it makes ya feel good too!!

Discover great gifts while supporting worthy organizations. Find the highest quality products- from gift wrap, home electronics, kitchen and grilling tools to hundreds of custom embroidered and personalized items

08/24/2023

🎶 I looked up at a burning ring of fire; it was bright, bright, bright, so glasses were required… 🎶

What better way to celebrate 100 years of Bryce Canyon wonder than with a centennial solar eclipse? Come join us for a very special alignment of the sun, the moon, and you on Saturday, October 14.

Annular eclipses occur when the moon is at or near its furthest point from Earth, resulting in a “ring of fire” effect, rather than a total solar eclipse (also requiring viewers to keep their solar viewing glasses on the whole time).

We expect this celestial event to be not only sublime but very popular, so be sure to visit our eclipse page to help you plan your visit: go.nps.gov/BryceEclipse

You can also pick up a copy of this special eclipse poster designed by Tyler Nordgren at the Visitor Center bookstore or online at https://shop.brycecanyon.org/product-p/1788.htm

Poster by Tyler Nordgren

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08/10/2023

We had a wonderful day down in Zion. If you want to avoid the car and shuttle traffic, I highly recommend stopping in at outta here Ebikes.

Close proximity to Zion, Friendly staff, great service, large selection of ebikes and gear for the Narrows.

It’s a good way to start your Zion adventure.