27 Things to do near Rim Trail
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Queens Garden Trail
Bryce, Utah
0.0 miles WA descent through hoodoos and tunnels in Bryce Canyon's main amphitheater starting at Sunrise Point — well-kept dirt trail with benches, detour to a Queen Victoria rock formation, and a forest ecosystem below.
Hike 1.8 mi
Tower Bridge
Bryce, Utah
0.2 miles WA moderately difficult 3-mile round trip from Sunrise Point past classic Bryce Canyon hoodoos to a dramatic rock formation resembling London Bridge — less crowded the further you go.
Hike 1.2 mi
Navajo Trail
Bryce, Utah
0.4 miles SWA short but winding 1.5-mile loop descending into Bryce Canyon's amphitheater, where towering hoodoos, Thor's Hammer, Twin Bridges, Wall Street, and 750-year-old Douglas Firs surround you.
Hike
North Campground
Bryce, Utah
0.5 miles NWOne of Bryce Canyon's main campgrounds, with 99 RV and tent sites, restrooms with flush toilets, picnic tables, fire grates, and a nearby summer General Store with showers and laundry.
Camp
Sunset Campground
Bryce, Utah
0.7 miles SWA spacious first-come, first-served campground inside Bryce Canyon with 101 sites across three loops, fire grates, drinking water, and flushing restrooms — no hookups.
Camp 7.6 mi
Fairyland Loop Trail
Bryce, Utah
1.7 miles NEAn 8-mile loop descending 900 feet into Bryce Canyon's red and white hoodoos, connecting back along Rim Trail at Sunrise Point — with a 200-yard detour to the Tower Bridge rock formation.
Hike 3.1 mi
Peek-a-boo Loop
Bryce, Utah
1.7 miles SA strenuous 5-mile hike through quiet canyon trails with up-close hoodoo views, a shaded respite at the loop's bottom, and sweeping views of the Bryce Amphitheater.
Hike 1.6 mi
Hat Shop
Bryce, Utah
1.7 miles SA moderately difficult 4-mile out-and-back hike to Bryce Canyon's Hat Shop — balancing gray boulders on slender red stilts, plus Pink Cliffs and far-off mountain views.
Hike 0.1-0.3 mi
Mossy Cave
Tropic, Utah
3.6 miles NEAn easy mile-long trail past red rock hoodoos, a mossy cave with a summer waterfall and winter icicle curtain, and a charming stream to wade through in water shoes.
Hike 4.1 mi
Swamp Canyon Overlook and Trail
Bryce, Utah
4.0 miles SWA lesser-explored loop trail through Bryce Canyon's pink and red cliffs and forested Ponderosa Pines, descending and ascending 800 feet in a peaceful counter-clockwise circuit.
Hike 1.0 mi
Bristlecone Loop
Kanab, Utah
11.4 miles SA 1-mile loop from Rainbow Point — the highest spot in Bryce Canyon — past 1,800-year-old Bristlecone pines, cliff-top views, and wildlife including woodpeckers, owls, and chipmunks.
Hike 8.2 mi
Riggs Spring Loop Trail
Kanab, Utah
11.4 miles SOne of Bryce Canyon's least-traveled trails — an 8-mile loop descending 2,248 feet through ponderosa pines and Pink Cliffs views near Rainbow Point, strenuous but serenely off the beaten path.
Hike
Thunder Mountain Trail
Panguitch, Utah
12.1 miles NWA dry creek run with big berms and flowing terrain in Red Canyon near Panguitch, Utah — a fun ride through striking red-rock scenery.
Mountain Bike
Dixie National Forest
Cedar City, Utah
28.1 miles WOver 2 million acres of red rock canyons, forests, Duck Creek, and a ski resort span Dixie National Forest — with elevations from 2,800 to 11,322 feet and year-round recreation including skiing, snowmobiling, and hiking.
Backpack, Camp, Hike
Montezuma Mines
Kanab, Utah
30.4 miles SMontezuma Mines is one of southern Utah's most intriguing underground adventures — a network of hand-dug tunnels and sandstone caves carved into a hillside in Johnson Canyon, east of Kanab,...
Cave, Hike 12.1 mi
Escalante River
Escalante, Utah
33.4 miles EHike and Horseback near Escalante, Utah
Hike, Horseback 1.1 mi
Cascade Falls
Cedar City, Utah
33.7 miles WA 1.2-mile family-friendly round-trip hike through sandstone stairs and red-cliff scenery to a waterfall fed by underground tubes from Navajo Lake — with sweeping views of Cedar Valley and Zion.
Hike 7.4 mi
Red Slot Canyon AKA Peek-a-boo
Kanab, Utah
39.8 miles SWA short but fun slot canyon — very sandy road in, so a 4WD vehicle or ATV is essential — with plenty of ATV and horse trails in the area around this red sandstone slot near Kanab.
Hike 0.8 mi
Moqui Caverns
Kanab, Utah
41.6 miles SWRare sandstone erosion caves with fluorescent rocks, ancient Anasazi and Navajo ruins, hieroglyphs, and dinosaur tracks — all on a short 0.9-mile hike just 5.5 miles north of Kanab.
Cave, Hike 5.7 mi
Lower Calf Creek Falls
Boulder, Utah
42.4 miles EA stunning 126-foot waterfall at the end of an easy 6-mile canyon hike rewards with a cool swimming pool framed by cottonwood trees and ancient petroglyphs.
Hike, Swim
