A unique inn at the Gateway to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Southern Utah's Canyon Country
115 West Main St./PO Box 575, Escalante, Utah 84726 * Toll-Free 1-866-455-0041 * Fax +1 (435) 826-4388 * Email info@VagabondBnB.com

Location

We are located in Escalante, Utah—the heart of southern Utah's canyon country, surrounded by the Grand Staircase Escalante, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Glenn Canyon, the Grand Canyon, and Zion National Parks/Monuments, and millions of acres of additional federal land (National Forest, BLM, etc.). We are in the perfect location to base your adventure to Utah's National Parks from! No hotel or motel can match the ambiance we have.

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Why Escalante?

We assume that if you've gotten to the point of looking for lodging, whether it be a hotel, motel, cabin, or campground, that you know a little of the area and have some interest in coming here... but in case you don't, here are a few reasons to consider Escalante:

• This is truly remote, rugged and beautiful country. If you are looking for a little more relaxed experience where the West is still Wild, then you're looking in the right place. Consider for example:
• You've heard of no-stoplight towns, right? Well, we are in a no-stoplight county.
• Only one lawyer in the whole county.
• There are only 4,500 people in a county of 3,338,880 acres.
• Only 4% of the land is privately held! The rest is National Parks/Monuments, National Forest, State Parks, and other government land!


• Here are what a few others have to say about this area:
• Edward Abbey: "Once caught by this golden lure you become a prospector for life, condemned, doomed, exalted. One begins to understand why Everett Ruess kept going deeper and deeper into the canyon country, until one day he lost the thread of the labyrinth..."
• William B. Smart, from the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument's webpage: "... there's still solitude to be found, adventure with the sense of danger, and the wonder of a raw, unfinished and awesomely beautiful world."
• Pearl Baker:"There is something about this country that is deeper than just being here. There is a spiritual quality about it too, that is as deep as life itself."
• Escalante Outfitters: "It is as rugged and remote here as it is beautiful... You will find yourself far from the vestiges, encumbrances, and protections of civilization—Mano E Mano with an untamed, unspoiled landscape. This country is not for the weak-minded nor the weak-bodied. It will tax both! Yet the rewards are great. Few who visit fail to leave changed.

Approximate Driving Times and Distances

(All times/distances are approximate, and depend on your exact rout, etc.)

Distances from Escalante, Utah to National Parks and Monuments

• Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: 1 mile / 1.6 km (approx. 5 minutes)
• Glenn Canyon National Recreation Area (via Hole in the Rock Road): 30 miles / 48 km (approx. 1 hour)
• Bryce Canyon National Park: 51 miles / 82 km (approx. 1 hour, 21 minutes)
• Capitol Reef National Park (back entrance via the Burr Trail): 57 miles / 92 km (approx. 1 hour, 10 minutes)
• Capitol Reef National Park (main entrance): 83 miles / 134 km (approx. 2 hours, 7 minutes)
• San Rafael Swell: 91 miles / 146 km (approx. 2 hours)
• Zion National Park: 130 miles / 209 km (approx. 3 hours)
• Canyonlands National Park (West-side): 175 miles / 282 km (approx. 3 hours, 30 minutes)
• Grand Canyon (North Rim): 200 miles / 322 km (approx. 4 hours, 44 minutes)
• Natural Bridges National Monument: 206 miles / 331 km (approx. 4 hours, 40 minutes)
• Arches National Park: 218 miles / 351 km (approx. 4 hours, 43 minutes)
• Monument Valley: 241 miles / 388 km (approx. 4 hours, 30 minutes)
• Rainbow Bridge National Monument: 16 miles from the end of hole in the rock road; how you go from there depends on you: kayak, motorboat...

Distances from Escalante to other Local Attractions, State Parks, Wilderness Areas, etc.

• Escalante Petrified Forest State Park: 5 miles / 8 km (approx. 8 minutes)
• Death Hollow Wilderness Area : 15 miles / 24 km (approx. 20 minutes)
• Aquarius Plateau/ Boulder Mountain/ National Forest (Highest forested plateau in the US, with elevations over 10,000 feet): 20 miles / 32 km (approx. hours, 30 minutes)
• Winter-time cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, etc.(Millions of acres on the Aquarius Plateau): 20 miles / 32 km (approx. hours, 30 minutes)
• Anasazi Village State Park: 27 miles / 43 km (approx. 38 hours, minutes)
• Kodachrome Basin State Park: 40 miles / 64 km (approx. 1 hours, minutes)
• Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park: 140 miles / 225 km (approx. 3 hours, 20 minutes)

Distances from Escalante to Major Cities

• Page, AZ: 108 miles / 174 km (approx. 3 hours, 37 minutes)
• Moab, UT: 218 miles / 351 km (approx. 4 hours, 43 minutes)
• Salt Lake City: 275 miles / 443 km (approx. 5 hours, 30 minutes)
• Las Vegas: 286 miles / 460 km (approx. 5 hours, 30 minutes)
• Flagstaff, AZ: 150 miles / 241 km (approx. 6 hours, minutes)
• Phoenix: 472 miles / 759 km (approx. 9 hours, 22 minutes)
• Denver: 510 miles / 821 km (approx. 9 hours, 15 minutes)
• Los Angeles: 525 miles / 845 km (approx. 9 hours, minutes)

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