Sunrise and Sunset Points
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The Sunrise and Sunset Overlooks are off to the left about one mile past the visitors center; they’re connected by a half-mile paved section of the Rim Trail. Panoramas from each point take in large areas of Bryce Amphitheater and beyond.
The lofty Aquarius and Table Cliff Plateaus rise along the skyline to the northeast; you can see the same colorful Claron Formation in cliffs that faulting has raised about 2,000 feet higher.
A short walk down either the Queen’s Garden Trail or the Navajo Loop Trail from Sunset Point will bring you close to Bryce’s hoodoos and provide a totally different experience from what you get atop the rim.
© W.C. McRae and Judy Jewell from Moon Utah, 8th Edition
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