Panguitch

Bryce Canyon Country / Garfield County Tourism / Panguitch, UT

An Aha! moment in Panguitch

Bryce Canyon National Park; Grand Staircase-Escalante

Primary gateway county

nature, outdoors, landmarks

Panguitch is a Utah city seven miles north of Scenic Byway 12, a 124-mile road through Southern Utah.

Discovery Waypoints

• Bryce Canyon National Park / Park / Protected Landscape
• Scenic Byway 12 / Local Attraction — A 124-mile road seven miles south of Panguitch.
• Kodachrome Basin State Park / Park / Protected Landscape
• Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument / Park / Protected Landscape — A 1.7-million-acre national monument.
• Red Canyon / Natural Feature
• Mossy Cave / Natural Feature
• Grosvenor Arch / Landmark / Architecture

Local Knowledge

• Scenic Byway 12 / Local Attraction — The route passes through Garfield and Wayne Counties and includes Kodachrome Basin and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument among its listed national treasures.
• Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument / Park / Protected Landscape — Its landscape includes a sequence of sedimentary rock layers extending from Bryce Canyon National Park through Zion National Park toward the Grand Canyon.
• Panguitch / Community — The name “The Patchwork Parkway” for Scenic Byway 143 recalls early Mormon pioneers near Panguitch who used handmade quilts laid over snow to cross a winter trail.

From Bryce Canyon National Park to Scenic Byway 12 and Kodachrome Basin State Park, every stop can become an Aha! Discovery Point—helping visitors explore more deeply while connecting them to the businesses and stories that make Panguitch distinctive.

Additional local facts are awaiting source verification. Place listings do not imply Aha! partnerships or installed Discovery Points.

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