Places at Bryce
23 places, from Mossy Cave in the north to Riggs Spring in the south.
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Where they are
North is up; numbers run north to south. The box on the park map is enlarged beside it. Points are NPS mapped locations of viewpoints and trailheads, or the center of a place’s 3D view; gray lines are roads. A guide, not navigation.
DerivedThe park, Mossy Cave to Riggs Spring: NPS road records and overlook points.DerivedThe Bryce Amphitheater, enlarged.- Mossy Cave and Water Canyon
- Fairyland Point
- Boat Mesa
- China Wall
- Tower Bridge
- Sinking Ship
- Bristlecone Point, the northern ridge
- Sunrise Point and Queen’s Garden
- Sunset Point and Thor’s Hammer
- Wall Street and the Navajo Loop
- Silent City
- Inspiration Point
- Bryce Point
- Paria View
- Hat Shop
- Swamp Canyon
- Farview and Piracy Points
- Natural Bridge
- Agua Canyon
- Ponderosa Canyon
- Black Birch Canyon
- Rainbow and Yovimpa Points and the Bristlecone Loop
- Riggs Spring Loop
Northern Bryce
Mossy Cave and Water CanyonA waterfall, a mossy alcove and an 1892 ditch
Fairyland PointThe northernmost viewpoint on the rim
Boat MesaA broad, capped summit south of Fairyland
China WallA long wall of rock breaking into towers
Tower BridgeAn opening in the rock off the Fairyland Loop
Sinking ShipA slanting summit, tilted by faulting
Bristlecone Point, the northern ridgeA separate ridge east of the amphitheater
The Bryce Amphitheater
Sunrise Point and Queen’s GardenEvery stage of a hoodoo in one view
Sunset Point and Thor’s HammerAbove the park’s most famous hoodoo
Wall Street and the Navajo LoopA narrow passage between limestone walls
Silent CityRanks of fins and spires below the rim
Inspiration PointBoth members of the Claron, one above the other
Bryce PointThe whole amphitheater, looking north
Paria ViewAn amphitheater draining toward the Paria
South along the plateau
Hat ShopNarrow pinnacles under boulder caps
Swamp CanyonWhere the hoodoos give way to forest
Farview and Piracy PointsTwo overlooks on one ridge
Natural BridgeAn arch, despite its name
Agua CanyonTwo named hoodoos, the Hunter and the Rabbit
Ponderosa CanyonNamed for the pines below the overlook
Black Birch CanyonIts name may come from a tree not found here
Rainbow and Yovimpa Points and the Bristlecone LoopThe highest viewpoints, at the end of the road
Riggs Spring LoopA backcountry loop below the high rim
Bryce in 3D
Photographs: NPS (Peter Densmore, Brian B. Roanhorse).
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A day along the rim
Overlooks from north to south, then the drive to the end of the road.