Natural Attraction

Yovimpa Point

Natural Attraction
A red and white limestone rock cliff lit with sunlight above a vast forested landscape.

From Yovimpa Point you overlook a 100-mile expanse of colorful Grand Staircase cliffs: soft pink mudstones capping grey shales and white sandstones, layered like a geological timeline of 300 million years. The distant Kaibab Upwarp—the northern rim of the Grand Canyon—forms the horizon. Tectonic uplift raised this viewpoint 1,000 ft higher than the park's north end, while rain and frost-wedging continuously chisel the Pink Cliffs into hoodoo towers and pinnacles.

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Attraction Type
Geological Formation
How To Get There
Follow the Southern Scenic Drive to its terminus at Yovimpa Point parking area at the park's southern end. From the paved lot, a short, wheelchair-accessible path leads to the viewpoint.

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.