Bristlecone Pine Loop and Yovimpa trail

God gave us awesome views!Begin your hike at Rainbow Point, near the rain shelter.   Following the Rim trail, you will find the beginning of the Bristlecone Pine Loop.  Go clockwise.   On the way you'll find a sign to the Riggs Spring, Under-the-rim trail.  Continuing on the Bristlecone Pine Loop, you will go through a forest of Ponderosa trees and come to another shelter.  This is a great overlook.  At the mid-point, are some Bristlecone Pine trees.  At the end of the loop, take the trail to Yovimpa Point, a handicapped assessible sidewalk trail.  Also, you'll find the other side of the Riggs Spring Loop.

MILEAGE: 1 1/2 miles

HIKE TIME: Allow 1 hour

RATINGS: Newbies

RESTROOMS: Available at Rainbow Point.

PICNIC AREA near Yovimpa trail.

Bryce Canyon Overlooks

Natural Bridge

VISITOR CENTER: This is a good place to begin your tour. Restrooms, souvenirs, movies, and museum.Enjoy God's scenic wonders! This is a great way to see the park! After the Visitor Center, drive to Rainbow Point and take the hike to the overlooks.  Then drive down the road and stop at the overlooks.  Make sure you don't drive too fast to stop.   At Fairview Point, we saw a raven.   God blessed us with a wonderful day!  

• RAINBOW POINT: Take a drive to Rainbow Point and have a picnic lunch.
• BRISTLE CONE LOOP and YOVIMPA OVERLOOK.  (Hiking)
• BLACK BIRCH CANYON
• PONDEROSA CANYON
• AQUA CANYON
• NATURAL BRIDGE
• FARVIEW POINT (Hiking)
• SWAMP CANYON
• PARIA VIEW (Hiking)
• BRYCE POINT (Hiking)
• INSPIRATION POINT (Hiking)

RATINGS: NEWBIES

TIME: Allow 5 hours

KID FRIENDLY

Queen's Garden, Peekaboo Loop and Wall Street



Queen's Garden Trail

 

Peek-a-boo Loop

Begin your hike at Sunrise and hike down Queen's Garden.  Don't take the horse trail at the junction.  At the bottom, take the side trail to the Queen's garden.  This is a great place to take a break.
Then hike toward the Navajo Loop.  From there take the Peek-a-boo trail.  Clockwise is the easiest way to go around.
Then go up Wall Street to Sunset Point.  At the top you can either shuttle back to Sunrise Point or walk the rim trail.

Wall Street

RATINGS: MODERATE
KIDS: Older children can make this hike.

MILEAGE: 6 1/2 miles loop

Queen's Garden to Navajo Loop Jct. 1.6 miles,

Navajo Loop Jct. to Peek-a-boo ~ .3 miles,

Peek-a-boo Loop ~ 3 miles

Peek-a-boo to Navajo Loop Jct. ~ .3 miles,

Wall Street to Sunset Point ~ .7 miles,

Sunset to Sunrise Point ~ .5 miles.

HIKE TIME: Allow 4 or 5 hours

RESTROOMS: General Store, Sunset Point, and Peek-a-boo stables.

GEAR: Hat, sunscreen, salty food, sack lunch, camera, and hiking pole, plenty of water.
NO DOGS allowed into the inner canyon; only on the upper rim trails.

Red Canyon Parkway

God blessed us with a wonderful ride in Southern, Utah.  This is a scenic ride, passing the Red Canyon visitor center, tunnels and campground.  It is a fast ride down.   The best time to ride is in the cool morning or evening.

RATINGS: NEWBIES

KID FRIENDLY

MILEAGE: 5.5 miles to road near top.   The trail has been extended several more miles along Highway 12.

BIKE TIME: 1 hour up, 20 minutes down.

DIRECTIONS: Look for "RED CANYON" sign and turn right.  

RESTROOMS: At Thunder Mountain trailhead, and top.

Pinecones, Hoodoos, and Red Rock Canyons

This has been a great weekend to experience God! And to see the beauty of His creation!

FRIDAY: We enjoyed the RED CANYON PARKWAY, bicycle ride.  Then went to Pine Lake Campground and set up our tents.   Then we had a BBQ.   What a feast.  We had a Meet-n-greet, around the campfire.

SATURDAY: Some went road biking from Ruby's Inn all the way to Rainbow Point and back.  Others joined us on the Queens Garden tour and went back to Pine Lake to go fishing.  For the die-hard hikers, we added the Peek-a-boo Loop.  After taking showers and relaxing, we headed back to camp for our famous evening barbecue.  Our group divided: Some went to Bryce to see the stars over the overlook; while others heard a missionary story, James Chalmers, around the campfire.

SUNDAY: After another big breakfast, we had a Sunday morning devotional.  We studied the Feeding of the 5,000; and shared our favorite Bible passages.  Our group broke up into two groups:  One drove to Lower Calf Creek Falls, while the other went back to Bryce to Tour de Overlooks.  We had our last BBQ and campfire.

MONDAY: We had a breakfast, and packed up to go home.  What a weekend!   God gave us great weather--three days of sunshine, no bugs, and wonderful fellowship!

Lake Blanche Adventure

God blessed us with a wonderful day escaping the scorching 100 degree heat of Salt Lake Valley.  We ate thimble berries on the trail, saw the wildflowers in full bloom, and enjoyed a wonderful falls by Lake Florence.

It was 68 degrees at the lake.

DESCRIPTION:  Parking at the S Curve up Big Cottonwood Canyon is crowded--please carpool when you can.   Go up the paved road by the stream to the trailhead. Near the stone wall at Lake Blanche, you'll find a trail leading down to Florence and Lake Lillian.  


MILEAGE: 7.5 miles total to visit all three lakes.

HIKE TIME: 2 hours 20 minutes to Lake Blanche,  1 hour 20 minutes down.

RATINGS: INTERMEDIATE

NO DOGS: Big Cottonwood Canyon is a watershed area.

NO SWIMMING too!

WILDERNESS AREA:  Please camp 200' away from lakes and stream.

Group size is limited to 10 persons.   No campfires!

RESTROOM:  Flush restroom during Summer season.

DIRECTIONS:  Big Cottonwood Canyon begins at Fort Union Blvd and Wasatch Blvd, Salt Lake City, Utah

Cuberant Lake trail

God blessed us with great fellowship and beautiful scenery.   It was a long rugged hike.   After talking to fishermen on the trail, we decided not to go all the way to Cuberant Lake; but to explore the two lower lakes where the fish were biting.  There were some steep sections the last mile of the hike.   It was buggy, so take some repellent.

RATINGS: MODERATE/INTERMEDIATE

MILEAGE: 3 miles each way

TRAILHEAD: Pass Lake Trailhead on the Mirror Lake Highway.   Look for the trail sign on the south side of the parking lot.

FEES: Mirror Lake Recreation Fee is $6; or use National Rec Pass on a hanger.

GEAR: Bug spray, hiking pole, water, map, compass, jacket, camera, and food.