About Our City

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Bryce Canyon City became Utah’s 244th incorporated city in July of 2007.

Incorporation allows the city, which includes Ruby’s Inn and its surrounding 2,300 acres, better public safety and better roads as well as sidewalks and street addresses. It also fulfilled the dream of Ruby’s Inn founder Reuben C. Syrett, who established the motel in 1916 as a stopover for Bryce Canyon visitors.

Today the resort features 694 rooms, 3 restaurants, an RV park and campground, a general store, souvenir shops, and outfitters providing horseback rides, ATV tours, and scenic flights that offer visitors a different perspective on the area’s spectacular scenery.

Even though the city is home to only 195 permanent, year-round residents, on any given day, from April to October, it hosts more people than live in Garfield County.

A convenient new transportation hub (a major stop along the route of the free Bryce Canyon Shuttle) transports visitors into the park, eliminating the hassle of traffic and parking.

The city hosts several major events throughout the year, including the Bryce Canyon Winter Festival, Bryce Canyon Country Rodeo and the Bryce Canyon Rim Run and Walk.

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Bryce Canyon City is located in southwestern Utah near the incredible scenic attractions of the Grand Circle, including:

  • Bryce Canyon National Park
  • Cedar Breaks National Monument
  • Zion National Park
  • Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Grand Canyon National Park (which lies approximately 258 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada and 267 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah).
View map of Bryce Canyon City Area

Mileage chart listing distances from nearby attractions and cities to Bryce Canyon City

Cedar Breaks National Monument:

Cedar City:

Grand Canyon (North Rim):

Kanab:

Panguitch:

St. George:

Tropic:

Zion National Park:

54 miles

75 miles

163 miles

75 miles

21 miles

139 miles

8 miles

82 miles