Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Bryce Canyon National Park, Verenigde Staten

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Wall Street closed for winter (1 nov – 10 apr (meestal)), Winter spur road closures (15 nov – 1 apr (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Bryce Canyon Winter Festival

  12–18 feb · meestalGroot festival

  Presidents Day weekend at the park gate: ski and snowshoe clinics, photography workshops and archery, laid on because snow on the hoodoos is the reason to come in February. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Wall Street closed for winter (1 nov – 10 apr (meestal)), Winter spur road closures (15 nov – 1 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Spring break on the Mighty Five, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Spring break on the Mighty Five

  10 mrt – 15 apr · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  American spring break puts the whole southern Utah circuit under pressure while the rim is still icy underfoot; the park is busy and the trails are not yet all open. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Wall Street closed for winter (1 nov – 10 apr (meestal)), Winter spur road closures (15 nov – 1 apr (meestal))

Druk — Spring break on the Mighty Five

• Opening

  Park shuttle season

  3 apr – 18 okt · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  The free shuttle runs from early April to mid-October and is optional here, unlike at Zion. Using it is still the difference between parking at Sunset Point and not. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Spring break on the Mighty Five (10 mrt – 15 apr (meestal)), Wall Street closed for winter (1 nov – 10 apr (meestal)), Winter spur road closures (15 nov – 1 apr (meestal))

Druk — Memorial Day weekend

• Natuur

  Milky Way season

  1 mei – 30 sep · meestalSterrenhemelseizoen

  Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring. Rangers run night programmes most weeks; the moon phase matters more than the month. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 meiNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Park shuttle season (3 apr – 18 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Summer peak, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  Summer peak

  1 jun – 31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  The park is small and the amphitheatre viewpoints are its whole draw, so summer concentrates everyone into a few hundred metres of rim. Sunrise at Bryce Point is a crowd scene by six. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Astronomy Festival

  8–16 jun · meestalGroot festival

  Three nights of telescopes on the rim around the new moon in June, run by the park's astronomy rangers. At 2,500 metres with no town for fifty miles, this is among the darkest sky in the country. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Plateau wildflowers

  15 jun – 15 aug · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The meadows along the Rim Trail and out towards Rainbow Point flower through the short high-plateau summer, later than anything at Zion's elevation an hour away. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Park shuttle season (3 apr – 18 okt (meestal)), Milky Way season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Summer peak, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  Monsoon afternoon storms

  10 jul – 10 sep · meestalOnweersseizoen

  Thunderstorms build over the plateau most summer afternoons and the rim is the highest thing for miles. Rangers clear the viewpoints when it closes in, so walk early. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Geology Festival

  14–20 jul · meestalGroot festival

  Two days of ranger-led geology walks, bus tours and talks in mid-July, the one weekend when the hoodoos come with an explanation rather than just a viewpoint. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Park shuttle season (3 apr – 18 okt (meestal)), Milky Way season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Summer peak (1 jun – 31 aug), Plateau wildflowers (15 jun – 15 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Summer peak, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 sepNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Park shuttle season (3 apr – 18 okt (meestal)), Milky Way season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Summer peak (1 jun – 31 aug), Plateau wildflowers (15 jun – 15 aug (meestal)), Monsoon afternoon storms (10 jul – 10 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Labor Day weekend, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Natuur

  Aspens on the plateau

  20 sep – 15 okt · meestalHerfstkleuren

  The aspen stands along the rim road and up at Rainbow Point turn while the hoodoos are still snow-free — the short window when the park is both empty and colourful. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Park shuttle season (3 apr – 18 okt (meestal)), Milky Way season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Monsoon afternoon storms (10 jul – 10 sep (meestal)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 sep)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Park shuttle season (3 apr – 18 okt (meestal)), Aspens on the plateau (20 sep – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Sluiting

  Wall Street closed for winter

  1 nov – 10 apr · meestal

  The switchbacks down Wall Street shut once ice and rockfall set in, so the Navajo Loop runs one way only until spring. Traction devices are the difference between walking the rim and sliding off it. Bron ↗

• Sluiting

  Winter spur road closures

  15 nov – 1 apr · meestal

  The short roads to Fairyland Point and Paria View shut to cars for the whole winter, and the main scenic drive closes above mile three for a day or so after each storm while the ploughs work up it. Bron ↗

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Wall Street closed for winter (1 nov – 10 apr (meestal)), Winter spur road closures (15 nov – 1 apr (meestal))