Red Canyon Loop

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This 2.2-mile loop at Red Canyon leads you through various trails showcasing ponderosa pines, captivating red rock formations, and a range of pathways to explore. Unlike the busy atmosphere of nearby Bryce National Park, Red Canyon offers a quieter experience, making it a pleasant stop along the way. With multiple route choices, this is a great place to make your own adventure along the variety of trails or follow the recommended loop.

The Pink Ledges Trail is a self-guided interpretive trail. It has numbered posts that are explained by a map obtained at the Visitor Center. The trail starts from the far side of the Visitor Center parking lot. It has moderately steep sections as it climbs past hoodoos, alcoves, and other formations along the cliffs. It returns back near the Visitor Center after only 0.4 miles.

The Hoodoo Trail is the shortest and easiest of the four trails. It climbs only 30 feet in 0.3 miles, but it takes you to the base of some towering hoodoos near the road. It starts from just west of the Visitor Center at the first turnout, or you could connect to it from the Pink Ledges Trail as I have shown.

The Birdseye Trail #33097 starts from the same turnout as the Hoodoo Trail. In spite of the name, it only climbs 100 feet in 0.8 miles, but it provides close-up views of some of the best formations. In places, the side of the trail slopes off somewhat steeply (but nothing like a cliff). The trail ends at the second turnout west of the Visitor Center.

The Photo Trail is a short trail that climbs 90 feet to a ridge where there are sweeping views to the east and south of Red Canyon and of the Sevier River Valley to the west. It starts from the same turnout where the Birdseye Trail #33097 ends, or you could connect to it from a short ways up the Birdseye Trail #33097.

It is about 0.5 miles back to the Visitor Center on the Bryce Canyon to Red Canyon Bike Trail across the road from the Birdseye and Photo trailheads.

Sagebrush and conifers such as pinyon, juniper and ponderosa pine