Visitor Center 223 words The park entrance station and visitor center are near the north end of the park along the main road, within a large expanse of sagebrush meadow and directly surrounded by stands of ponderosa pine. The entrance station along the road has three one room small kiosk booths with windows on all four sides. Park entrance tickets and information are available upon entrance. The visitor center is a 3 story L shaped building on a concrete foundation. Its construction although newer, is similar to the rustic style of the other buildings within the park; a combination of studs-out wood appearance emphasizing the framing as a decorative pattern on the exterior of the building and large exterior stone pillars at each of the buildings corners. The sharply pitched gable roof is covered with green corrugated metal roofing. The outside walls are painted dark brown and contrast with the lighter colored stone facing. A low stone wall runs around the base of the building. There are nearby pedestrian trails, a shuttle bus stop and available parking in the front. At the entrance of the building there is an informational tactile touch table to illustrate the topography within the canyon landscape along with interpretive panels and orientation maps. The visitor center houses a museum with exhibits, a small theater, restrooms, water station, visitor information and a bookstore.

The Bryce Canyon Visitor Center might be one of your first stops when visiting Bryce Canyon National Park. Here you can obtain driving and hiking directions beyond those available on this website, weather forecasts, a current schedule of Park Ranger guided programs, Junior Ranger booklets, and information on area services including lodging, dining and other attractions.

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Bryce Canyon Visitor Center

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Visitor Center Bookstore

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Junior Rangers in Park Museum

A relief map and wall map of Bryce Canyon with a TV screen and entrance to exhibit area

Park Orientation

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The Bryce Canyon Shuttle provides service from the Visitor Center

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Visitor Center Solar Photovoltaic Arrays

The entire Visitor Center is closed on Christmas Day. Visitor Center Bookstore is closed on Thanksgiving.
Winter hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Spring - Fall hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 
Summer hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Spring Hours

Fall Hours

Winter Hours

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Hours

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Visitor Center Passport Stamp

The park's passport stamp is located near the registers in the Visitor Center bookstore.

Hoodoos (irregular columns of rock) exist on every continent, but here is the largest concentration found anywhere on Earth. Situated along a high plateau at the top of the Grand Staircase, the park's high elevations include numerous life communities, fantastic dark skies, and geological wonders that defy description.