Cedar Breaks National Monument Travel Information
Cedar Breaks National Monument is a 3-mile wide, 2,500-foot deep
amphitheater of wonderfully colored and eroded spires, ridges, and
columns of sandstone. It sits 10,200 feet up in the heavy pine forests
of the Markagunt Plateau. Cedar Breaks is very much a concentrated
version of Bryce Canyon National Park, consisting of just one large
amphitheater, rather than Bryce's 18. (It lacks though to some extent
the intricacy of Bryce's eroded forms.) Cedar Breaks is located in
southwestern Utah about 20 miles east of I-15. It is less popular than
the larger parks in the area (Bryce Canyon and Zion) and is often
relatively uncrowded. It can be visited from late-May/early June to
mid-October, after which time snow blocks highway access. The nearest
lodging and dining options are in the ski resort town of Brian Head, 3
miles north. The nearest substantial town is Cedar City, located 20
miles to the west. View
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