Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

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Address:c/o Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
PO Box 1507
Page, AZ 86040
Phone:928-608-6200
Fax:928-608-6259
Web: www.nps.gov/rabr/
Size: 160 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on May 30, 1910. While Rainbow Bridge is a separate unit of the National Park Service, it is proximate to and administered by Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (see separate entry for description).
Location:In southern Utah. Accessible only by boat or by a 13-mile hike (with permit from the Navajo Nation). By boat across Lake Powell, it is 50 miles (4.5 hours round-trip) from Wahweap, Bullfrog, or Halls Crossing to Rainbow Bridge. The two trails leading to the park originate near Navajo Mountain.
Facilities:Boat dock, rest rooms.
Activities:Hiking.
Special Features:Largest of the world's known natural bridges, this symmetrical, salmon-pink sandstone span rises 290 feet above the floor of Bridge Canyon.

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