Grand Staircase Escalante Visitor Centers

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Visitor Centers

Any visit to the Grand Staircase National Monument should start at one of the Visitor Centers that provide permits and give visitors important information to help them get the most from their visit.

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  • All Visitor Centers issue free permits for overnight camping
  • Escalante Visitor Center is open all year round
  • Cannonville Visitor Center is open year-round and has a botanical garden
  • Paria Contact Station is open mid-March to mid-November
  • Big Water Visitor Center is open mid-March to mid-November and has dinosaur fossils
  • Kanab Visitor Center is open all year round and has informative exhibits

Visitor Centers Around Escalante

Escalante Interagency Visitor Center

  • 755 W. Main, Escalante, UT, 84726 
  • Phone: 435-826-5499 
  • Summer Hours: 7.30 am to 5.30 pm daily (Mid-March to mid-November) 
  • Winter Hours: 8am to 4.30pm Mon-Fri (Mid-November to mid-March) 
  • See murals, scientific discoveries, photographs and a topographical model

Cannonville Visitor Center 

  • 10 Center St, Cannonville, UT, 84718 
  • Phone: 435-826-5640 
  • Summer Hours: 8am to 4.30pm daily (Mid-March to mid-November) 
  • Closed mid-November to mid-March
  • See a model of the Staircase, artifacts and a botanical garden 

Anasazi State Park Museum

  • 460 N. Highway 12, Boulder, UT, 84716 
  • Phone: 435-335-7382 
  • Summer Hours: 9am to 5pm daily (Mid-March to mid-November) 
  • Closed mid-November to mid-March 

Visitor Centers Around Paria

Paria Contact Station

  • Highway 89 (44 miles east of Kanab, UT) 
  • Phone: Not Available 
  • Summer Hours: 8.30am to 4.15pm daily (Mid-March to mid-November) 
  • Closed mid-November to mid-March 

Big Water Visitor Center

  • 100 Upper Revolution Way, Big Water, UT, 84741 
  • Phone: 435-675-3200 
  • Summer Hours: 8am to 5pm daily (Mid-March to mid-November) 
  • Closed mid-November to mid-March 
  • See Dinosaur fossils and a mural of the Cretaceous period

Kanab Visitor Center 

  • 745 E. Highway 89, Kanab, UT, 84741 
  • Phone: 435-644-4680 
  • Summer Hours: 8am to 5pm daily (Mid-March to mid-November) 
  • Winter Hours: 8am to 4.30pm Mon to Fri (mid-November to mid-March)
  • See a cross-section of the Grand Staircase and an archeological exhibition