0 01 mi escalante interagency visitor center 0 49 mi utah canyon outdoors 0 40 mi hole in the rock escalante heritage center 0 95 mi excursions of escalante 0 76 mi high adventure.
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But it s relatively new to us humans.
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.
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President bill clinton named it as a national monument in 1996 in a presidential proclamation.
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This area boasts a mixture of c olorful sandstone cliffs soaring.
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The allure of the grand staircase region the bulk of which is contained in the grand staircase escalante national monument is phenomenal.
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.
You ll have the time of your life in this quiet gem of a camping area.
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There are only two campgrounds in grand staircase escalante national monument.
Depending on where you stand grand staircase escalante national monument has been quietly doing its thing for between 275 million and 50 million years.
It was the last part of the lower 48 united states to get cartographed and once people started poking.
A visitors center tells the story of how this area evolved with displays of plant and marine fossils.
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Escalante is home to 21 hotels and other accommodations so you can find something that s perfect for your stay.
Calf creek is the larger and more developed option for you and your camp crew.
Sun drenched utah backcountry spreads out well beyond the visible horizon from the road whether you re traveling along the the all american road.
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.
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.
Scenic byway 12 or on highway 89.
Grand staircase escalante national monument is located in a welcoming area of escalante that travelers like for its hiking.