Visitor Centers

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

• 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