Bryce Canyon National Park in southwestern Utah is one of the strangest, weirdest, most beautiful National Parks in the Southwest. It's a bit of a misnomer, it's actually an amphitheater created from millions of years of erosion. Be sure to check out Sunrise Point and Sunset Point at dawn and dusk to see the Hoodoos light up as if they are on fire (you don't need to go to the correct one, they both offer amazing views). With some extra time, and to fully appreciate the wonders of this park, hike down amongst the Hoodoos via the Navajo Loop to Queen's Garden. This 3.5 mile hike will give you a great tour of the breathtaking geology that you cannot appreciate from the view points.
Hiking Trails
Easy
Mossy Cave - 0.8 mile round trip to a small waterfall and a mossy overhang.
Rim Trail - 0-11 mile round trip trail along the rim with great views of the hoodoos below. The section between sunrise point and sunset point is paved.
Bristlecone Loop - 1 mile level roundtrip hike past spruce trees with some nice vistas and a change of scenery in the higher section of the park.
Queens Garden - 1.8 mile roundtrip trail into the canyon with hoodoos all around.
Moderate
Navajo Trail - 1.3 mile round trip trail from Sunrise point down into the canyon past some of the more popular formations. Create a loop by hiking up via the Queens Garden trail
Tower Bridge - 3 mile round trip shady trail leads to the bridge.
Hat Shop - 4 mile roundtrip descent to to a cluster of hoodoos along the under-the-rim trail.
Swamp Canyon - 4.3 mile round trip descent to a less-frequented area of Bryce Canyon.
Strenuous
Fairyland Loop - 8 mile roundtrip past China Wall, Tower Bridge and some very tall hoodoos
Peek-A-Boo Loop - 5.5 mile roundtrip steep hike through the main amphitheater in Bryce Canyon and past the Wall of Windows.
Riggs Spring Loop - 8.5 mile loop from Rainbow point through several different forest types.
Easy
Mossy Cave - 0.8 mile round trip to a small waterfall and a mossy overhang.
Rim Trail - 0-11 mile round trip trail along the rim with great views of the hoodoos below. The section between sunrise point and sunset point is paved.
Bristlecone Loop - 1 mile level roundtrip hike past spruce trees with some nice vistas and a change of scenery in the higher section of the park.
Queens Garden - 1.8 mile roundtrip trail into the canyon with hoodoos all around.
Moderate
Navajo Trail - 1.3 mile round trip trail from Sunrise point down into the canyon past some of the more popular formations. Create a loop by hiking up via the Queens Garden trail
Tower Bridge - 3 mile round trip shady trail leads to the bridge.
Hat Shop - 4 mile roundtrip descent to to a cluster of hoodoos along the under-the-rim trail.
Swamp Canyon - 4.3 mile round trip descent to a less-frequented area of Bryce Canyon.
Strenuous
Fairyland Loop - 8 mile roundtrip past China Wall, Tower Bridge and some very tall hoodoos
Peek-A-Boo Loop - 5.5 mile roundtrip steep hike through the main amphitheater in Bryce Canyon and past the Wall of Windows.
Riggs Spring Loop - 8.5 mile loop from Rainbow point through several different forest types.
Trails
Summary
Difficulty
Distance
Mossy Cave, Bryce Canyon
A short and easy hike where you can see hoodoos, a small waterfall, and a mossy cave with icefalls.
A short and easy hike where you can see hoodoos, a small waterfall, and a mossy cave with icefalls.
Easy
0.6 mi/
1.0 km
1.0 km
Queen's Garden Trail, Bryce Canyon Utah
A video tour of the Queen's Garden Trail at sunrise. Enjoy the sights and sounds along the waypoints of this hike.
A video tour of the Queen's Garden Trail at sunrise. Enjoy the sights and sounds along the waypoints of this hike.
Easy
0.8 mi/
1.3 km
1.3 km
Bristlecone Loop Trail
Take an easy 1-mile stroll to see flora and fauna unlike anywhere else in Bryce Canyon National Park
Take an easy 1-mile stroll to see flora and fauna unlike anywhere else in Bryce Canyon National Park
Easy
1.0 mi/
1.6 km
1.6 km
Navajo Loop and Queen's Garden Trail
Hike into the canyon to experience Bryce Canyon's famous hoodoos; the best way to see the amazing hoodoos up close
Hike into the canyon to experience Bryce Canyon's famous hoodoos; the best way to see the amazing hoodoos up close
Moderate
3.5 mi/
5.6 km
5.6 km
Guides
Hike into the canyon to experience Bryce Canyon's famous hoodoos; the best way to see the amazing hoodoos up close
A short and easy hike where you can see hoodoos, a small waterfall, and a mossy cave with icefalls.
A video tour of the Queen's Garden Trail at sunrise. Enjoy the sights and sounds along the waypoints of this hike.
Take an easy 1-mile stroll to see flora and fauna unlike anywhere else in Bryce Canyon National Park
Community Trips
Loren and I left Sunset point in the morning and hiked down the Navajo Loop Trail. Instead of finishing the loop, we decided to go up the longer way via Queens Garden. The hoodos were a bright orangeish red in the morning light, so cool looking! We saw a double arch and a walked through a few tunnels although the way.
Bryce Canyon National Park - Queens Garden and Peekaboo loop trails, UT, USA
Utah, United States
7.4 miles
7.4 miles
A great day hike in Bryce Canyon. The combination of Queens Garden loop and Peekaboo loop trails (AKA Figure 8) is one of the best way to enjoy the beauty of Bryce Canyon up in close.
Started from Rainbow Point and stopped all the view points along the scenic drive. Then enjoyed the sunset at Bryce Point and Inspiration Point. If you have very limited time then don't miss the Inspiration Point and Bryce Point.
We got to Bryce Canyon pretty late, but we had just enough time to catch the end of the sunset at Sunset point, and decided to take the short walk to Sunrise point as well.
Our trip through Bryce Canyon was a sightseers hike. We were on our way to the Grand Canyon, and stopped mid-day to stretch our legs at Bryce. So this is a typical tourist view.We walked along the Rim Trail to Sunset Point, and then descended on the Navajo Loop trail, past Wall Street. From there we hiked northerly to the Queens Garden trail, finally ascending to Sunrise Point.The color of the hoodoos...
Before we left Bryce, we decided to hike the short but popular Bristlecon Loop trail. It was pretty quick, and the canyon views were pretty similar to the other lookouts, but walking through the green trees was a nice change of scenery from the rest of the park.
We went for a day trip in Bryce canyon national park. My phone died half way so I didn't get to record the entire trip. >=[ We drove all the way to the top and then stop by every viewpoints on the way down. We also hiked 3 miles from sunset point-->Navajo loop -->Queen Garden Trail to sunrise point. It was an amazing hike. we got to see those red hoodoos from different...
We hiked this trail in the afternoon, the same day we hiked Fairyland! We decided that since we only had a short time in Bryce that we wanted to see as much as possible! I loved hiking in Bryce Canyon, so different than nearby Grand Canyon or Zion Canyon, there is elevation change but relatively short uphill stretches are followed by downhill stretches throughout the 5 miles of the trail, there is...
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