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Cottonwood Canyon Road Scenic Backway: general information

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Type of destination: Byways
Location of destination: USA - Utah
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This is the shortest route between Bryce Canyon and Glen Canyon, and takes in the geological and scenic wonders of Kodachrome Basin State Park and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Cottonwood Canyon Road Scenic Backway: nearby sleeping facilities

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21 preferred sleeping facilities (B&B's, inns, motels, etc.):

Red River Lodge
Best Western Rubys Inn
Canyon Ranch Motel
Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort
Arrowhead Bed & Breakfast
Lee's Ferry Lodge
Bryce View Lodge
Boulder Mountain Lodge
Broken Spur Inn
Bryce Trails Bed & Breakfast
The Garden Cottage B & B
Cliff Dwellers Lodge
Capitol Reef Inn & Cafe
Bryce Canyon Resort
Muley Twist Inn
Bumbleberry Inn
Smith Hotel
Jacob Lake Inn
Buffalo Sage Bed & Breakfast
Stone Canyon Inn
Zion Canyon Bed & Breakfast

Cottonwood Canyon Road Scenic Backway: nearby destinations

50 Other parks or sites within 200km (125mi):

Kodachrome Basin	State Park - Utah - 14km (10mi)
Grand Staircase Escalante	National Monument - Utah - 20km (14mi)
Glen Canyon	National Recreation Area - Utah - 30km (19mi)
Bryce Canyon	National Park - Utah - 35km (23mi)
East Fork Sevier River Scenic Backway	Byways - Utah - 36km (23mi)
Bryce Canyon	Airport - Utah - 39km (25mi)
Bryce Canyon Airport Hangar	Points of Interest - Utah - 39km (25mi)
Dixie	National Forest - Utah - 47km (30mi)
Escalante Petrified Forest	State Park - Utah - 48km (31mi)
Scenic Byway 12	Byways - Utah - 51km (33mi)
Posey Lake - Pine Creek Scenic Backway	Byways - Utah - 56km (36mi)
Box Death Hollow	Wilderness - Utah - 58km (37mi)
Vermilion Cliffs	National Monument - Arizona - 66km (42mi)
Hole-in-the-Rock Road Scenic Backway	Byways - Utah - 66km (42mi)
Hell's Backbone Road Scenic Backway	Byways - Utah - 68km (43mi)
Lake Powell	Park - Arizona - 70km (45mi)
Rainbow Bridge	National Monument - Utah - 72km (46mi)
Burr Trail Scenic Backway	Byways - Utah - 79km (50mi)
Glen Canyon	National Recreation Area - Arizona - 82km (52mi)
Cedar Breaks	National Monument - Utah - 86km (54mi)
Pipe Spring	National Monument - Arizona - 96km (61mi)
Notom Road Scenic Backway	Byways - Utah - 97km (62mi)
Zion	National Park - Utah - 100km (63mi)
Capitol Reef	National Park - Utah - 101km (64mi)
Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway	Byways - Utah - 109km (69mi)
Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway	Byways - Utah - 112km (71mi)
Canyon of Gold Driving Tour	Byways - Utah - 118km (74mi)
Hole In The Rock	National Historic Trail - Utah - 123km (78mi)
Fishlake	National Forest - Utah - 128km (81mi)
Fishlake Scenic Byway	Byways - Utah - 130km (82mi)
Parashant	National Monument - Arizona - 136km (86mi)
Navajo	National Monument - Arizona - 145km (91mi)
Grand Canyon	National Park - Arizona - 148km (93mi)
Tuba City or Moenave Dinosaur Track Site	Points of Interest - Arizona - 154km (97mi)
St. George Municipal Airport	Airport - Utah - 154km (97mi)
Gouldings Lodge and Historic Trading Post	Points of Interest - Utah - 156km (98mi)
Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway	Byways - Arizona - 164km (104mi)
Monument Valley	Park - Arizona - 164km (104mi)
Frisco ghost town	Points of Interest - Utah - 167km (105mi)
Muley Point	Points of Interest - Utah - 169km (106mi)
Little Colorado River	Park - Arizona - 170km (107mi)
Natural Bridges	National Monument - Utah - 170km (107mi)
Moki Dugway	Points of Interest - Utah - 173km (109mi)
Valley of the Gods	Points of Interest - Utah - 180km (113mi)
San Juan River Bridge	Points of Interest - Utah - 181km (114mi)
Cedar Mesa	Points of Interest - Utah - 189km (119mi)
Mule Canyon Indian Ruins	Points of Interest - Utah - 191km (120mi)
Beaver Dam	State Park - Nevada - 192km (121mi)
Goosenecks	State Park - Utah - 193km (121mi)
Canyonlands	National Park - Utah - 199km (125mi)

83 Other parks or sites between 200km (125mi) and 400km (250mi):

Butler Wash Indian Ruin	Points of Interest - Utah - 200km (126mi)
Sand Island Petroglyphs	Points of Interest - Utah - 202km (127mi)
Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway	Byways - Utah - 203km (127mi)
Fort Bluff	Historic Site - Utah - 207km (130mi)
Edge of the Cedars	State Park - Utah - 213km (134mi)
Dinosaur Museum	Points of Interest - Utah - 214km (134mi)
Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway	Byways - Utah - 214km (134mi)
Wupatki	National Monument - Arizona - 215km (135mi)
Dead Horse Mesa Scenic Byway	Byways - Utah - 218km (137mi)
Indian Creek	State Park - Utah - 218km (137mi)
Dead Horse Point	State Park - Utah - 224km (141mi)
Cathedral Gorge	State Park - Nevada - 226km (142mi)
Coconino	National Forest - Arizona - 228km (143mi)
Sunset Crater Volcano	National Monument - Arizona - 229km (144mi)
Grand Canyon Skywalk	Points of Interest - Arizona - 231km (145mi)
Three Kiva Pueblo	Points of Interest - Utah - 233km (146mi)
Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trail	Points of Interest - Utah - 240km (151mi)
Arches	National Park - Utah - 240km (151mi)
Historic Route 66	Byways - Arizona - 241km (151mi)
Copper Ridge Dinosaur Trackways	Points of Interest - Utah - 243km (152mi)
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry	National Natural Landmark - Utah - 249km (156mi)
Hovenweep	National Monument - Utah - 249km (156mi)
Hovenweep	National Monument - Colorado - 249km (156mi)
Walnut Canyon	National Monument - Arizona - 251km (158mi)
Canyon De Chelly	National Monument - Arizona - 252km (158mi)
Four Corners Monument	Landmark - Utah - 256km (161mi)
College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum	Points of Interest - Utah - 261km (164mi)
Moapa Valley	National Wildlife Refuge - Nevada - 262km (164mi)
Great Basin	National Park - Nevada - 267km (168mi)
Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway	Byways - Utah - 268km (168mi)
Western Mining and Railroad Museum	Points of Interest - Utah - 268km (169mi)
Canyons of the Ancients	National Monument - Colorado - 279km (175mi)
Pahranagat	National Wildlife Refuge - Nevada - 285km (179mi)
Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway	Byways - Colorado - 286km (179mi)
Lake Mead	National Recreation Area - Nevada - 291km (183mi)
Yucca House	National Monument - Colorado - 292km (183mi)
Indian Canyon Scenic Byway	Byways - Utah - 293km (184mi)
Tuzigoot	National Monument - Arizona - 293km (184mi)
Pony Express Trail National Back Country Byway	Byways - Utah - 300km (188mi)
Fish Springs	National Wildlife Refuge - Utah - 300km (188mi)
Lake Mead	National Recreation Area - Arizona - 301km (189mi)
Mesa Verde	National Park - Colorado - 303km (190mi)
Hemenway Valley	Park - Nevada - 305km (192mi)
Montezuma Castle	National Monument - Arizona - 311km (195mi)
Cave Lake	State Park - Nevada - 315km (198mi)
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort	State Park - Nevada - 319km (200mi)
Stratosphere Tower	Landmark - Nevada - 322km (202mi)
Las Vegas Boulevard or the Strip	Landmark - Nevada - 324km (203mi)
Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport	Airport - Nevada - 325km (204mi)
Shark Reef	Zoos and Aquariums - Nevada - 326km (205mi)
Desert	National Wildlife Refuge - Nevada - 327km (205mi)
Petrified Forest	National Park - Arizona - 331km (208mi)
Black Ridge Canyons	Wilderness - Colorado - 332km (208mi)
Colorado	National Monument - Colorado - 334km (209mi)
McInnis Canyons	National Conservation Area - Colorado - 334km (210mi)
Timpanogos Cave	National Monument - Utah - 338km (212mi)
Museum of the West	Points of Interest - Colorado - 344km (216mi)
Red Rock Canyon	National Conservation Area - Nevada - 345km (216mi)
Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway	Byways - Colorado - 348km (218mi)
Kennecott Copper Mine	Landmark - Utah - 348km (219mi)
Spring Mountain Ranch	State Park - Nevada - 351km (220mi)
Bonnie Springs Ranch and Old Nevada	Points of Interest - Nevada - 351km (220mi)
Aztec Ruins	National Monument - New Mexico - 351km (220mi)
Big Bend of the Colorado	State Park - Nevada - 354km (222mi)
San Juan Skyway National Forest Scenic Byway	Byways - Colorado - 356km (223mi)
Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range	Wild Horse Sanctuary - Colorado - 358km (225mi)
Wheeler Historic Farm	County Park - Utah - 359km (225mi)
San Juan	National Forest - Colorado - 365km (229mi)
Fantasy Canyon	Points of Interest - Utah - 365km (229mi)
Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum	Points of Interest - Colorado - 366km (230mi)
Ute Council Tree	Landmark - Colorado - 366km (230mi)
This Is The Place Heritage Park	State Park - Utah - 372km (233mi)
Temple Square	Landmark - Utah - 374km (234mi)
Salt Lake City International Airport	Airport - Utah - 376km (236mi)
Ridgway	State Park - Colorado - 376km (236mi)
Alpine Loop Back Country Byway	Byways - Colorado - 384km (241mi)
Grand Mesa	National Forest - Colorado - 386km (242mi)
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison	National Park - Colorado - 390km (244mi)
Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area	Fish and Wildlife - Utah - 395km (248mi)
Robert N. Hasenyager Great Salt Lake	Nature Center - Utah - 395km (248mi)
Canyon Pintado	National Historic District - Colorado - 396km (248mi)
Utah Field House of Natural History Museum	State Park - Utah - 396km (248mi)
Indian Petroglyphs - Dry Fork Canyon	Points of Interest - Utah - 399km (250mi)

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Markers for this site:
		Kodachrome Basin State Park
		Visitor Center
		Grosvenor Arch
		This is a rare, large pastel-colored double arch
		Cottonwood Narrows Upper Trailhead
		An easy, short hike in a narrow Navajo Sandstone canyon.
		Lower Hackberry Canyon Trailhead
		Experience the cool canyon environment with its shallow flowing water and steep canyon walls. Make it a day hike or a 2-4 day backpacking trip. Access to Mouth of Hackberry and Sam Pollack Arch or Dinosaur Tracks.