Natural Attraction

Solar Voltaic Arrays

Natural Attraction
Two solar panels stand in field surrounded by brown wooden fence

Watch two enormous sun-tracking solar arrays automatically adjust their position throughout every day and season, tilting and rotating to chase the sun with 1-2-degree precision. Unlike rooftop solar panels, these Concentrating PhotoVoltaic (CPV) arrays use Fresnel lenses—the same optical technology found in lighthouses—to concentrate sunlight onto tiny triple-junction photovoltaic chips. Operating at 140 kilowatts and peaking at 150, this array generates more than twice the energy the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center uses, returning excess power to the regional grid on sunny days.

More details

Attraction Type
Renewable Energy Installation
How To Get There
Located just west of the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center along the Shared-use Path (paved access).
Main Features
Dual-axis solar trackers, Fresnel lenses, triple-junction photovoltaic cells, automated sun-tracking mechanisms, active heat-sink cooling

Location

Lower Inspiration Point

Bryce hoodoos from Lower Inspiration Point; ice-wedging sculpts pink and white Claron limestone.

Natural Bridge

A massive stone arch carved by ice, not water—Nature's window into the hoodoo-forming process.

Agua Canyon

The Hunter and Rabbit hoodoos frame Agua Canyon. Winter freeze-thaw sculpts these Claron Formation spires.

High Plateaus Institute

Historic 1932 log cabin—the park's first administrative center. Now a field institute and summer Junior Ranger hub.

Bristlecone Loop Gazebo

Octagon log shelter at Bristlecone Loop midpoint surrounded by bristlecone pines with distinctive five-needle bundles.

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Last updated July 2026. Report an issue.