KANAB - UTAH - CENTRAL TO THE NATIONAL PARKS

Kanab is centrally located between Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon National Park and Lake Powell. Below you will see a brief description of each park. Click here for sample itineraries.

Zion National Park:
has meant different things to different people. Legend has it the Paiute Indians were superstitious about "I-u-goone" (Zion Canyon) and refused to stay there after dark. To the Mormon pioneers it was a haven of beauty resembling natural temples, and they called it "Little Zion". Click here for a Zion National Park Itinerary.
Bryce Canyon National Park:
is named for just one of many canyons which form a series of horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters on the edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah. Erosion has carved colorful Claron limestones into thousands of spires, fins, arches and mazes. Collectively called "hoodoos," these unique formations are whimsically arranged and tinted with colors too numerous and subtle to name. Click here for a Bryce Canyon Itinerary.
Grand Canyon National Park:
is located entirely in Northern Arizona. It is up to 1 mile (1.6 km) deep, 4-18 miles (6-29 km) wide, and more than 200 miles (320 km) long. Plateaus to the north and south rise 1,520 to 2,740 m (5,000 to 9,000 ft) above sea level, partly as a result of regional uplift, which left the North Rim more than 305 m (1,000 ft) higher than the South Rim in places. As a World Heritage Site, it is one of the most spectacular examples of erosion anywhere in the world and it is unmatched in the incomparable vistas it offers to visitors on the rim. Click here for a Grand Canyon Itinerary.
Lake Powell:
offers unparalleled opportunities for water-based and backcountry recreation. The recreation area stretches hundreds of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, encompassing scenic vistas, geologic wonders, and a panorama of human history. Click here for a Lake Powell Itinerary.
Pipe Spring National Monument:
 is an oasis in the desert. With four springs in the immediate area and what used to be rich grasslands, this area has long been inhabited. Ancestral Puebloans and Paiute Indians were the first people drawn here by the water. Later, Mormon settlers, attracted by the water and grasslands-- said to have grown "belly high to a horse"-- called Pipe Spring home and established a ranching operation. In 1923, Pipe Spring was set aside as a National Monument to preserve this rich history. Today, visitors can tour the remains of this Mormon cattle ranch established in the late nineteenth century. A fully furnished historic fort, Winsor Castle, allows visitors to step back in time and relive Mormon pioneer life.

Coral Pink Sand Dunes is located eleven miles off US 89 near Kanab. This state park is open all year. The park is a wide-sweeping expanse of coral-colored sand, drifted into dunesoot or You can hike, take photos, camp, ride dune buggies, or just lay in the sand.