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When you stay in the middle of Utah’s Scenic Byway 12 in Escalante, ruins and petroglyphs left by the Ancestral Puebloan are easily accessible. Less than 30 miles east of Escalante on Scenic Highway 12 is Anasazi State Park, which displays the ruins of more than 100 structures, which were part of one of the largest Anasazi settlements west of the Colorado. The park’s museum displays artifacts uncovered from the ruins. Escalante State Park boasts a set of petroglyphs and ruins are visible from along the Lower Calf Creek Falls Trail, whose trailhead is 16 miles east of Escalante on Highway 12.
If you stay at Slot Canyons Inn located on the outskirts of Escalante, ruins will be right at your doorstep. Our scenic, 160-acre property boasts a set of Ancestral Puebloan ruins, as well as petroglyphs, a two-tiered waterfall, a private canyon and the confluence of the Escalante River and North Creek. Adjacent scenery and nearby ruins are not the only reasons to choose Slot Canyons Inn as your Escalante area lodging. We feature eight suites and a restored, historic cabin that all feature TVs and DVD players as well as comfortable king and queen beds. We also offer daily, fresh breakfast and money-saving packages that include guided horseback rides and slot canyon hikes.
In addition to its close proximity to Indian ruins, Escalante’s Slot Canyons Inn makes a great lodging headquarters for visiting Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef national parks, which are both located only about an hour away. Bryce Canyon features natural amphitheaters full of colorful rock spires and pinnacles while Capitol Reef boasts sandstone domes, narrow gorges and the ruins and restored buildings of a Mormon pioneer settlement. In addition to these two parks, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments slot canyons and sculpted rock formations are only minutes away. When you stay at Slot Canyons Inn in Escalante, ruins, arches, petroglyphs, petrified forests, waterfalls and other scenic attractions are easily within your reach.
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