Bryce Canyon National Park, known for its thousands of hoodoos (colorful rock spires), is sometimes described as a fairyland. This captivating landscape is quite popular and sees well over 1.5 million guests a year. An eighteen mile park road takes vistors along the rim of this amphitheater, dotted with numerous overlooks. On a clear day, some pullouts offer expansive views of the valley, as well as southern Utah and as far as New Mexico. In 1924, legislation established Utah National Park and the name was later changed to Bryce Canyon National Park.
The hoodoo rock formations, found throughout the canyon, are composed of colored sandstone layers, exhibiting unusual ochre hues and corals. These shapes, once carved by the Paria River and its tributaries, are said to cast a spell on all that visit.