O que acontece em Parque Nacional de Bryce Canyon, Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Movimentado — Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em janeiro.

Ainda em andamento: Wall Street closed for winter (1 Nov – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Winter spur road closures (15 Nov – 1 Abr (normalmente))

Tranquilo — um dos piores meses em clima

• Festival

  Bryce Canyon Winter Festival

  12–18 Fev · normalmenteGrande 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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Wall Street closed for winter (1 Nov – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Winter spur road closures (15 Nov – 1 Abr (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Spring break on the Mighty Five, Spring break em Estados Unidos

• Feriado

  Spring break on the Mighty Five

  10 Mar – 15 Abr · normalmenteFérias escolaresLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Wall Street closed for winter (1 Nov – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Winter spur road closures (15 Nov – 1 Abr (normalmente))

Movimentado — Spring break on the Mighty Five

• Abertura

  Park shuttle season

  3 Abr – 18 Out · normalmenteAbertura da temporada de verão

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Spring break on the Mighty Five (10 Mar – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Wall Street closed for winter (1 Nov – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Winter spur road closures (15 Nov – 1 Abr (normalmente))

Movimentado — Memorial Day weekend

• Natureza

  Milky Way season

  1 Mai – 30 Set · normalmenteTemporada de céu escuro

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 MaiFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Park shuttle season (3 Abr – 18 Out (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Summer peak, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Temporada

  Summer peak

  1 Jun – 31 AgoFérias escolaresLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Astronomy Festival

  8–16 Jun · normalmenteGrande 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. Fonte ↗

• Natureza

  Plateau wildflowers

  15 Jun – 15 Ago · normalmenteFlores silvestres e floradas

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Park shuttle season (3 Abr – 18 Out (normalmente)), Milky Way season (1 Mai – 30 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Summer peak, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Risco

  Monsoon afternoon storms

  10 Jul – 10 Set · normalmenteTemporada de tempestades

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Geology Festival

  14–20 Jul · normalmenteGrande 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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Park shuttle season (3 Abr – 18 Out (normalmente)), Milky Way season (1 Mai – 30 Set (normalmente)), Summer peak (1 Jun – 31 Ago), Plateau wildflowers (15 Jun – 15 Ago (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Summer peak, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Feriado

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 SetFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Park shuttle season (3 Abr – 18 Out (normalmente)), Milky Way season (1 Mai – 30 Set (normalmente)), Summer peak (1 Jun – 31 Ago), Plateau wildflowers (15 Jun – 15 Ago (normalmente)), Monsoon afternoon storms (10 Jul – 10 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Labor Day weekend, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Natureza

  Aspens on the plateau

  20 Set – 15 Out · normalmenteCores do outono

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Park shuttle season (3 Abr – 18 Out (normalmente)), Milky Way season (1 Mai – 30 Set (normalmente)), Monsoon afternoon storms (10 Jul – 10 Set (normalmente)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 Set)

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em outubro.

Ainda em andamento: Park shuttle season (3 Abr – 18 Out (normalmente)), Aspens on the plateau (20 Set – 15 Out (normalmente))

Movimentado — Thanksgiving break em Estados Unidos

• Fechamento

  Wall Street closed for winter

  1 Nov – 10 Abr · normalmente

  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. Fonte ↗

• Fechamento

  Winter spur road closures

  15 Nov – 1 Abr · normalmente

  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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em dezembro.

Ainda em andamento: Wall Street closed for winter (1 Nov – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Winter spur road closures (15 Nov – 1 Abr (normalmente))