US · Utah · 37.64°N 112.17°W

bryce canyon national park

Orange rock spires, rim viewpoints and walking trails through a stone amphitheatre.

Best time
May–September are the easiest months, with afternoon thunderstorms in summer. October gets cold and can bring snow; December–February are freezing, with icy trails.
How long
1–2 days
Getting there
Fly to Las Vegas with one stop via Seoul, about 20–23 hours all in, then drive about 4 hours. Zion is 1.5–2 hours away, so most people combine the two. Utah is 14 hours behind KL, 15 from November to early March. Malaysians need a US B1/B2 visitor visa, usually with an interview at the embassy in KL; ESTA isn't open to Malaysian passports.
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US · Utahbryce canyon national park37.64°N 112.17°Wgowherelah.com
Dear group chat,Orange rock spires, rim viewpoints and walking trails through a stone amphitheatre.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingBryce Canyon National ParkUS, Utah
KLbryce canyon national park
≈ 14,294 km from KL, as the crow flies
Four-segment panorama of Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon National Park.

Photo: King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Bryce is the edge of a high plateau eroded into thousands of orange rock spires called hoodoos. The rim viewpoints are easy, but walking down among the hoodoos gives the place a completely different scale.

Makan

  1. Fruit pieHomemade pies are a fixture at the diners along Highway 12.Map ↗
  2. Dutch-oven cobblerFruit cobbler baked in a cast-iron pot, Utah's official state cooking pot.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Sunrise and Sunset PointsA rim path joins two viewpoints over the main amphitheatre. Go at sunrise, when the hoodoos glow.Map ↗
  2. Navajo Loop and Queen's GardenThe classic walk below the rim, down among the hoodoos and back up the switchbacks.Map ↗
  3. Bryce PointA high viewpoint showing how far the formations spread.Map ↗
  4. Night skyBryce is one of the darkest places in the US; on moonless nights the Milky Way stretches overhead.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Bryce is 2,400–2,700 metres up and much colder than Zion; bring a warm layer even in summer, and take the climb back up slowly.
  • Non-US residents pay an extra per-person fee at Bryce Canyon and ten other busy national parks, so on a multi-park trip the non-resident annual pass can work out cheaper.
  • There's no halal nearby, so bring food from Las Vegas.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.