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Information for those wanting to vacation in the Grand Circle Region of Utah and Arizona

Grand Circle Links


These sites are highly recommended for photos and additional info. - checked Aug 99

Images

Eric Praetzel's vacation pictures - A good representative sample of pictures
Utah State University, Dept of Geology and Earth resources, for info on geology of Utah click here
University of Utah, Dept of Geology and Geophysics
North Rim of Grand Canyon - infowest
Fine Arts South West
Fine Arts Canyonlands and Arches
Arizona Image Gallery
Meteor crater a NASA pic
The American Southwest - John Crossley, first rate
Red Rock Reflections of Southern Utah - great pics and lots of text from a lover of the Red Rock region.
Rafting through the Grand Canyon by Philip Greenspun for the Web Travel Review
National Parks of the South West - pictures maps etc
Images of the Grand Circle - my pics

Government National Park Service (all NP's in USA)

National Parks: (visitation M/year)
Arches UT (0.86)
Bryce UT (1.75)
Canyonlands UT (0.5)
Capitol Reef UT (0.7)
Grand Canyon AZ (5.0+)
Petrified Forest AZ (0.83)
Zion UT (2.6)
National Monuments
Natural Bridges UT (135,000 people/year)
Rainbow Bridge UT (Access by boat across Lake Powell 300,000 people/year)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area UT/AZ
Cedar Breaks UT
Canyon de Chelly AZ
Sunset Crater Volcano AZ (200,000 people/year)
Wupatki AZ
Walnut Canyon AZ (150,000 people/year)
Navajo AZ
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site AZ
Pipe Spring AZ (55,000 people/year)

State Parks (official sites)

Utah State Parks map
Goosenecks State Park
Kodachrome Basin State Park
Escalante State Park
Anasazi State Park
Dead Horse Point State Park (close to Canyonlands N entrance)
Arizona State Parks
Slide Rock State Park
[State Parks] (unofficial site)

Official sites

Grand Canyon Official site, Grand Canyon Explorer The unofficial site
Meteor Crater official site (300,000 people/year), also The Barringer Meteorite Crater

Independent commercial sites

Go Utah Travel and Recreation Guide- The best guide, Travel Packets

DesertUSA - an online travel and adventure guide to the desert regions of the American Southwest.
GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (S Utah, G Canyon)
Utah's National Parks - The Grand Circle - American Park Network
Grand Circle - GroupTravel Network - Tourist attractions and places worth visiting
Entertainment Magazine On-Line (EMOL.org) presents a virtual look at the state of Arizona
Colorcountry (Zion, Bryce, N Rim, Capitol reef, Canyonlands Escalante)
Utah Color Country Zion and Bryce
Southwest Utah - The Insider Guide
Zion infowest
Bryce infowest
Lake Powell infowest
Canyonlands (Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef) infowest
Petrified forest - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages

Travel Packets brochures

Grand Circle Travel Packet
Travel Packets
Request A Free Grand Circle Travel Planner:

Local tourist boards

Utah Travel Council
Utah recreation - includes info on all Utah NP
The official Moab Utah home page
Moab Information site - Moab is close to Canyonlands and Arches NP's
Canyonlands Regional homepage(Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef) - useful travel planning info on area
Sedona AZ - web site
San Juan County (Canyonlands, Glen Canyon, Monument Valley, Rainbow Bridge ++)
Arizona Highways On-line , Arizona highways links
Arizona guide Arizona office of tourism

Organisations

Grand Circle Association - a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the incredible year-round vacation opportunities available in the four corners area of the southwestern United States.
Canyonlands Natural History Association (Arches, Canyonlands, Natural Bridges and more) - Electronic Bookstore
Navajo.com Native American website

Personal sites

THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST - first rate site
Grand Canyon Explorer Page - very good
Max Bertola's Southern Utah - good (he will even help you plan your vacation)
Bicentennial Scenic Byway
USA and Canada Holiday Hints - hints on the States from a fellow Brit (excellent)
Utah Tour 95 - an amusing site
Escalante, Utah, by Mike Stimpson
Monument Valley very good resource
Fly Drive USA Travel to America on Holiday - useful planning UK to US fly drives

Tour operators

All Grand Canyon Tours All tours in the Grand Canyon South Rim area
All Las Vegas Tours All tours from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon
Vaughan's Southwest Custom Tours, Inc.
Arizona Circle Tours mainly Arizona, but some tours include Zion and Bryce
bicycle tours of the state of Utah.
GROUND, BOAT & AIR TOURS at Lake Powell & Page, AZ
Hondoo Rivers & Trails - 11 horseback and 4WD vehicle trips
Monument Valley Trailrides
Raft Utah
Central Reservations of Southern Utah/Nevada (SUN)
ATV WILDERNESS TOURS
Escalante Canyon Outfitters of Southern Utah
Western Destinations is a full service Destination Management Company or receptive operator prepared to take care of all your needs when you plan your group's intinery.
Outdoor Source Southern Utah's first and foremost fly fishing and outdoor adventure guide service. Hiking and biking.
Kolob Canyon Air Service, Cedar City - tours start at $18/10 min to $139 for 2 hrs.
Aladdin Air Helicopter Terminal - located on Hwy 12 near Bryce

Remote Cabins and Hotels etc. - these are all remote, some more than others and some really weird!

Fry Canyon Lodge Utah's most remote desert lodge - Hwy 95 between Natural Bridges and Glen Canyon (I have visited and it is very remote, pop.3)
Desert Rose Inn & Cabins, (Bluff, Utah, pop. 300) New 30 room hotel plus cabins. Close to Monument Valley, Natural Bridges, Valley of the Gods, Hovenweep National Monument, Goosenecks state park.
Mt. Carmel Junction Best Western close to Zion NP (I have stayed)
Torrey Best Western close to Capitol Reef (I have stayed in a suite with view of Capitol Reef)
Valley of the Gods beautiful isolated stone ranch house overlooking Valley of the Gods - just North of Mexican Hat, Utah (I have visited)
Creekside Plateau Townhomes in beautiful Kanab Utah - an alternative to a hotel, daily and weekly rates. Close to Zion, Bryce and lake Powell
Rim Rock Inn - Stunning view of Capitol Reef and cheaper than the adjacent Best Western which is also great and isolated and I have stayed there.
Mexican Hat Lodge (pop. 50) - close to Monument Valley
Anasazi Inn, Gray Mountain 40 miles north of Flagstaff on Hwy 89. Ideal location for S Rim of Grand Canyon. 112 rooms. Ideal for those wanting to avoid the traffic of Flagstaff. $80 in Sep $70 in Aug. Tel 520 679 2214
Marble Canyon Lodge, 125 miles North of Flagstaff on 89A, on Colorado River at Lee's Ferry close to Vermillion Cliffs, very remote (Tel 1-800-726-1789, 1-520-355-2225)
Caineville Cove Inn: 435-456-9900 or 435-456-9133 close to Capitol Reef
Luna Mesa Oasis, Caineville : 435-456-9122 close to Capitol Reef (11 miles east)

Moab area attractions

Moab Information site - Moab is close to Canyonlands and Arches NP's
Redtail Aviation Flights over Canyonlands, Monument Valley and more, very reasonable prices.
Arches-Classic Helicopters

Grand Canyon and Flagstaff attractions

Flagstaff Arizona Online
Grand Canyon Tourist Center's web site
Lowell Observatory Flagstaff
Kenai Helicopters. South Rim
Grand Canyon Airlines (Plane $75/50 minutes)
Air Grand Canyon (various tours by plane from $80-$200, custom tours to Utah NP available)
Westwind Aviation - tours of Sedona, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and Lake Powell - pickup from Scottsdale and Phoenix area
Grand Canyon Railway - Williams to Grand Canyon - Steam loco in peak season, diesel off-peak
White water raft trips also Westwater Canyon Colorado River
Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters - tours from Las Vegas and Grand Canyon
The Barringer Meteorite Crater 40 miles east of Flagstaff.

Other adjacent States

Nevada - Las Vegas
Mesa Verde Country - Colorado

CD-ROM

Finley-Holiday An interactive CD-ROM of the Grand Circle tour ($25 + P&P) , plus videos etc.
Finley-Holiday NP Videos
Explore the Grand Canyon (CD-ROM with virtual tour maps info etc etc), email: grandcanyon@coriolis.com

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Grand Canyon Explorer web site

If you know of any other good links that I can use here please let me know.


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