Bryce Canyon National Park
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Resources
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America's Natl Parks DVD
Cities & Towns
Bryce, Utah: At the northern edge of the Park
Panguitch, Utah: 25 miles northwest
Cedar City, Utah: 77 miles west
Canonville, Utah: 8 miles east
Tropic, Utah: 11 miles east
Escalante, Utah: 45 miles east
St. George, Utah: 115 miles southwest
Kanab, Utah: 65 miles south
Fredonia, Arizonia: 72 miles south
Parks & Monuments
Zion National Park: 80 miles southwest
Cedar Breaks National Monument: 58 miles west
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Abuts the park; 45 miles east to Escalante Visitor Center.
Capitol Reef National Park: 129 miles northeast
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park:47 miles east, outside Escalante
Kodachrome Basin State Park: 15 miles east, south of Canonville
Anasazi Indian Village State Park: 63 miles east, near Boulder
Snow Canyon State Park: 110 miles southwest.
Quail Lake State Park: 105 miles southwest.
Minersville State Park: 87 miles west.
Recreation & Wilderness Areas
Dixie National Forest: Surrounds the Park.
Fishlake National Forest: 40 miles north
Historic & Points of Interest
Pioneer Museum (Beaver): 73 miles west
Paunsagunt Wildlife Museum (Panguitch): 26 miles northwest
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