About this campground
The scenic Backway runs for 46 miles traversing southward thround Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from Cannonville to Highway 89. The road is paved for 9 miles between Cannonville and the turnoff to Kodachrome Basin State Park.
Getting there
South entrance of Cottonwood Canyons Scenic Backway is 64 miles east of Kanab UT on Highway 89. North entrance for the Cottonwood Canyons Scenic Backway turn at the gas station in Canonville UT on Highway 12 follow signs for Kodachrome Basin, the road will turn into dirt after the turn off for Kodachrome State park.
Activities
- AUTO TOURING
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
- PHOTOGRAPHY
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Grosvenor Arch Day Use SiteBureau of Land Management5 mi
- Cannonville Visitor CenterBureau of Land Management10 mi
- The Blues Overlook WaysideBureau of Land Management11 mi
- North Campground (UT)Bryce Canyon National Park17 mi
- Paria Movie Set Day Use SiteBureau of Land Management17 mi
- Sunset Campground (UT)Bryce Canyon National Park17 mi
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Cottonwood Canyons Scenic Backway doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Utah campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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