Escalante Travel Information
Escalante is small ranching town along the Escalante River. In all
directions is wild, uninhabited and beautiful land. Indeed, though it
has only 850 residents, it is the largest town for 70 miles around. To
the north of town is the high alpine wilderness of the Aquarius
Plateau and Boulder Mountain; to the south and east lie the rugged red
rock desert canyons of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument.
The town of Escalante features tidy rows of well kept homes and a
sleepy main street with a few cafes, grocery stores, activity
outfitters and motels. It's a convenient base for exploring the nice
recreational opportunities in the surrounding areas. You can hike or
fish on the Aquarius Plateau or explore the magnificently rugged and
pristine Grand Staircase National Monument. On the outskirts of town
is Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, filled with dinosaur bones
as well as petrified wood.
Escalante is located in south central Utah off Highway 12. It is about
50 miles east of Bryce Canyon National Park and 75 miles south of
Capitol Reef National Park. View Area Map.
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